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   More than half of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed   
   since Israel launched its retaliation for the Hamas attacks of 7   
   October, new analysis seen by the BBC reveals.   
      
   Detailed before-and-after imagery also shows how the bombardment of   
   southern and central Gaza has intensified since the start of December,   
   with the city of Khan Younis bearing much of the brunt of Israel's   
   military action.   
      
   Israel has repeatedly told Gazans to move south for their own safety.   
   Across Gaza, residential areas have been left ruined, previously busy   
   shopping streets reduced to rubble, universities destroyed and   
   farmlands churned up, with tent cities springing up on the southern   
   border to house many thousands of people left homeless.   
      
   About 1.7 million people - more than 80% of Gaza's population - are   
   displaced, with nearly half crammed in the far southern end of the   
   strip, according to the United Nations.   
      
   Further analysis, by BBC Verify, reveals the scale of destruction of   
   farmland, identifying multiple areas of extensive damage.   
   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it is targeting both Hamas   
   fighters and "terror infrastructure", when challenged over the scale   
   of damage.   
      
   Now, satellite data analysis obtained by the BBC shows the true extent   
   of the destruction. The analysis suggests between 144,000 and 175,000   
   buildings across the whole Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed.   
   That's between 50% and 61% of Gaza's buildings.   
      
   The analysis, carried out by Corey Scher of City University of New   
   York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University, compares   
   images to reveal sudden changes in the height or structure of   
   buildings which indicate damage.   
      
   Devastation moves south   
      
   The southern city of Khan Younis has been particularly badly hit in   
   recent weeks, with more than 38,000 (or more than 46%) of buildings   
   now destroyed or damaged, according to the analysis. Over the past   
   fortnight, more than 1,500 buildings have been destroyed or damaged   
   there.   
      
   Al-Farra Tower - a 16-storey residential block in the centre of the   
   city, the tallest building in the area - was flattened on 9 January as   
   can be seen in before-and-after images of the city's skyline. Much of   
   the neighbourhood in which it sits has been levelled by Israeli   
   attacks since late December.   
      
   "Israeli forces targeted residential complexes, especially in the   
   downtown Khan Younis area," said Rawan Qaddah, a 20-year-old resident,   
   who has been displaced and has lost contact with her family.   
   She named schools among the many buildings which had been damaged.   
   Some were now being used to house displaced people temporarily.   
      
   You can clearly see the level of damage from street level. Once   
   bustling high streets have been left derelict or destroyed.   
      
      
      
      
   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68006607   
      
      
   True justice would be having the Israelis pay full reparations to the   
   Palestinians and it must be jewish labor that cleans the mess before   
   comstruction begins. The  Palestinian Authority will form a tribunal   
   to judge which jews will hang for their crimes against hunamity   
      
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