Nearly two-thirds of Gaza buildings are damaged: UN

Around two-thirds of the buildings in the besieged Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the war broke out in Gaza on 7 October, said the UN.

“UNOSAT’s latest damage building assessment, based on satellite imagery … reveals that 151,265 structures have been affected in the Gaza Strip,” the UN satellite centre said.

It added: “of these, 30 percent were destroyed, 12 percent severely damaged, 36 percent moderately damaged, and 20 percent possibly damaged, representing approximately 63 percent of the total structures in the region.”