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More than half of the buildings in northern Gaza have been destroyed since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, according to an analysis of satellite data published by the Financial Times.
The full extent of the destruction has so far been assessed using radar signals collected by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite. At least 50% of infrastructure has been damaged in the wider northern Gaza Strip.
Videos from social media and journalists on the ground have already captured images of the wreckage over the past few weeks. The figures come as ground operations are expected to expand into the rest of Gaza, according to Israel's defense minister.
The rest of the regions, by far, have lower rates of destruction: Deir al-Ballah (8.8% to 12.6%), Khan Younis (7.8% to 11.6%) and Rafah (4.9% to 7.8%).
Israeli troops invaded Gaza from the north, preceded by heavy aerial bombardment. Bulldozers cleared large swaths of land to set up advanced Israeli army positions, while large numbers of infantry followed, moving through mostly deserted small towns like Beit Hanoun. More than a month later, almost half of the infrastructure on the northern edge of Gaza has been severely damaged.
However, the northern edge of Gaza was only the Israeli army's base for the attack on Gaza City.
The footage shows that as Israeli troops moved towards their primary objective, Al-Shifah Hospital, they passed through neighborhoods on their way, such as the Al-Shati refugee camp.
Records show that only 30% of the camp remained intact.
The Israeli army then moved south towards the Gaza City coastline, met up with Israeli troops south of the city and finally advanced inland towards Al-Shifa Hospital. This southward movement resulted in the destruction of infrastructure.
Israeli troops are now operating east of Al-Shifa, the only part of Gaza City that has remained relatively intact, according to satellite data. Palestinians reported heavy fighting in Zeitoun and inland on Saturday.
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