Before and after satellite images show how Israel has destroyed Gaza City

Israel is demolishing Gaza City’s high-rise towers, flattening full blocks that erstwhile housed thousands of people.

The Palestinian Civil Defence said astatine slightest 50 multistorey buildings person been destroyed successful caller weeks arsenic Israeli forces property their battle connected the city, each amid a question of forced displacements.

Some neighbourhoods person faced near-total destruction. In Gaza City’s Zeitoun country alone, much than 1,500 homes and buildings person been destroyed since aboriginal August, leaving parts of the territory with nary buildings near standing.

[Al Jazeera]

Israel forcing radical to determination south

Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud said radical are making their mode from Gaza City to the confederate and cardinal areas of the Gaza Strip. However, immoderate radical person been coming backmost due to the fact that they are incapable to find a spot to stay.

The lone routes southbound are Salah al-Din Street and the coastal al-Rashid Street. Salah al-Din is sealed disconnected by snipers portion question on al-Rashid, crowded with displaced families successful tents, is deadly.

There is nary harmless spot successful Gaza, including the “humanitarian zone” designated by Israel successful the confederate coastal country of al-Mawasi.

Israel is deliberately pushing radical southbound arsenic portion of its penetration of bluish Gaza [Al Jazeera]

Satellite imagery from September shows full neighbourhoods person been flattened and galore hospitals, schools, places of worship and homes damaged oregon destroyed by Israeli attacks.

Below are earlier and aft images from 9 neighbourhoods successful bluish Gaza:

Sheikh Radwan

Over the past fewer weeks, intensified Israeli subject operations person struck Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, a densely packed country known for its crowded markets and constrictive streets.

Many residents who had sought refuge determination person encountered tanks advancing into the country northwest of the metropolis centre, destroying homes and mounting fires successful structure encampments.

Remal

Gaza City’s Northern and Southern Remal neighbourhoods are location to cardinal landmarks, including al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest aesculapian facility, and the city's main seaport.

Surrounding the infirmary were respective United Nations compounds, including the UN bureau for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Gaza’s apical universities - including the Islamic University of Gaza, al-Azhar University-Gaza and Al-Aqsa University, which are conscionable a fewer 100 metres isolated - were besides located successful Remal.

In caller weeks, Israeli attacks person destroyed respective high-rise residential and bureau buildings crossed Remal, including the Mushtaha Tower, al-Ruya building, al-Salam Tower, the Tiba Tower and different multistorey structures.

Tuffah

Israeli forces person conducted aggregate aerial strikes and crushed operations successful Tuffah, targeting residential areas and infrastructure.

The outer images beneath uncover however full sections of the erstwhile vibrant neighbourhood - agelong known for its bustling markets, schools and assemblage spaces - person been reduced to rubble.

Sabra

Israel has destroyed much than 1,000 buildings successful the neighbouring Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City since it began its sustained battle connected the metropolis connected August 6, trapping hundreds of radical nether rubble, the Palestinian Civil Defence said successful August.

Zeitoun

Once a thriving, vibrant neighbourhood successful Gaza City, Zeitoun, 1 of the city’s largest and astir densely populated areas, was known for its engaged markets, olive groves and tight-knit community.

Today, Zeitoun is unrecognisable. Entire blocks person been flattened, and homes person been reduced to rubble, leaving the neighbourhood devastated and its residents displaced.

Shujayea

Shujayea, whose Arabic sanction means "courage", is simply a neighbourhood successful eastbound Gaza City adjacent the borderline with Israel.

It is 1 of the city’s largest and astir densely populated areas, historically a residential and commercialized hub with markets, schools and assemblage centres.

Its determination on the eastbound borderline of Gaza City has made it peculiarly susceptible during subject operations due to the fact that it lies adjacent to areas of aggravated Israeli bombardment and crushed incursions.

Beit Lahiya

Just northbound of Gaza City successful the North Gaza governorate, Beit Lahiya was erstwhile known for its fields of plump, juicy strawberries - locally called "red gold".

Israeli bulldozers and dense machinery person razed these fields, reducing them to dirt.

Like astir of bluish Gaza, the humanitarian concern successful Beit Lahiya is dire.

In August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) hunger show declared a famine successful bluish Gaza arsenic wide hunger, starvation and displacement affected hundreds of thousands of people.

The situation is projected to dispersed to cardinal and confederate Gaza by the extremity of September, according to the IPC.

Beit Hanoon

As of September, Beit Hanoon, located successful North Gaza conscionable southbound of Beit Lahiya and northbound of Gaza City, remains 1 of the astir devastated areas successful Israel's ongoing warfare connected Gaza.

The closure of the Beit Hanoon crossing with Israel, known arsenic the Erez crossing successful Israel, has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, limiting the transportation of assistance and hindering the question of people.

Jabalia

The Israeli subject has repeatedly deed the Jabalia neighbourhood, including the Jabalia exile camp, the largest exile campy successful Gaza.

Established successful 1948 for Palestinians displaced during the Nakba, oregon "catastrophe", during the instauration of Israel, Jabalia is highly densely populated.

The campy erstwhile housed 3 UN-run schools, which person been converted into shelters for hundreds of displaced families.