Gaza horror as satellite photos show full scale of devastation

New Google Earth satellite images released via Google Maps have shown the scale of destruction in Gaza after three years of bombardment, with large parts of the territory reduced to rubble. The images depict religious sites, farmland and housing destroyed across a stretch from Gaza City to Khan Yuni and Rafah, near the Egyptian border, including heavy damage to Gaza’s port and the destruction of many fishing boats. The offensive was launched by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in which 1,300 people were killed and hundreds were abducted. The article cites estimates of 74,000 Palestinians killed and at least 175,098 injured since the conflict began. It also references a UN commission of inquiry that accused Israel’s military of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in a June report, alongside broader allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity.