LONDON: Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since a ceasefire agreement with Hamas took effect on Oct. 10, according to an investigation by BBC Verify that analyzed recent satellite imagery.
The analysis, released on Wednesday, focused on areas under Israeli control behind the so-called “Yellow Line,” a boundary established in terms of the ceasefire.
Visual evidence showed entire neighborhoods were flattened within weeks, including homes that appeared undamaged before demolition began.
Images from Khan Younis and Rafah showed orchards, gardens, and residential structures erased.
The BBC said it “used a change detection algorithm to analyse radar images taken before and after the ceasefire to highlight changes, which might indicate destruction, then manually counted visibly destroyed buildings.”
