Wiped off the map: Before-and-after satellite images show how Israeli airstrikes have laid waste to entire Gaza neighbourhoods after two weeks of bombardments
- Northern Gaza neighbourhoods in Beit Hanoun and Atatra turned to wastelands after weeks of airstrikes
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Startling satellite images have revealed the destructive aftermath of weeks of Israeli airstrikes on neighbourhoods in the Gaza Strip.
The images, provided by Reuters, show the true scale of the devastation the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) airstrikes have caused in Beit Hanoun and Atatra in the Northern Gaza Strip.
Prior to the bombing, large apartment buildings, homes, roads and the green of suburban trees and plots of land could be seen dotting the countryside.
But a vastly different scene is the reality in these neigbourhoods now, as the relentless bombing has laid waste to much of what stood before. Many of the images show a dusty wasteland with crumbling buildings and debris strewn all around.
The IDF suspects Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were hiding in many of these neighbourhoods.
Satellite images show damaged areas in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in northern Gaza Strip
The satellite images show a stark contrast in the neighbourhood before and after the Israeli bombing. Large apartment buildings, homes, roads and the green of suburban trees and plots of land have been wiped out from the bombing
This neighbourhood has been transformed into a dusty wasteland with crumbling buildings and debris strewn all around following Israel’s bombing
This neighbourhood in Atatra in Northern Gaza has plenty of homes and buildings nestled amongst green spaces prior to airstrikes, but gunmetal grey ash litters much of the neighbourhood following weeks of Israeli bombing
The Israeli Airforce has been striking targets, many of which include weapons depots and Hamas tunnels, since the start of the war on October 7.
Many Gaza residents have also been posting videos and pictures to social media, showing the destruction caused by the Israeli Air Force.
Meanwhile, the United Nations today said ‘nowhere is safe’ in Gaza amid Israel’s bombing.
‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza,’ Lynne Hastings, UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, said in a statement.
‘When the evacuation routes are bombed, when people north as well as south are caught up in hostilities, when the essentials for survival are lacking, and when there are no assurances for return, people are left with nothing but impossible choices.’
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