Overview
- Google updated its Gaza mosaic with imagery captured in February 2026 and those images show whole neighborhoods, streets and landmarks replaced by rubble or tents.
- UNRWA reports about 82% of Gaza’s structures—roughly 200,000 buildings—have been damaged and says roughly two thirds of those have been destroyed.
- UNOSAT found the count of destroyed structures rose by about 9% since the ceasefire that began nearly a year ago, indicating damage and demolitions continued after the truce.
- The new views make clear the scale of city-level ruin in Rafah, Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, Gaza City and Khan Yunis and back UN figures that northern farmland suffered about 94% damage by mid-2025.
- Restricted access for journalists and aid workers limits on-the-ground verification, heightens reliance on satellite and UN assessments, and worsens humanitarian planning for millions of displaced people and damaged hospitals.