Analysis of satellite imagery showed that in the ground invasion of the southern Gaza Strip that began in December, Israeli forces appear to have advanced from the eastern border of the south.
The Israeli military resumed military operations in the Gaza Strip on December 12, and it has been clear that it began a ground invasion of the south from the 12nd, and on the 1th, it is said that it broke through the defense line of Hamas in the central city of Khan Yunis in the south.
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Comparison with satellite imagery of November 11, before the resumption of military operations
The roads in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on the east side are
Exposed road confirmed for about 2.5 km
On the 6th, black smoke rose from the building, and the place where the building used to be is exposed
In the area approaching the center of Han Yunis
About 2% of buildings in the Gaza Strip were damaged in about two months after the start of the fighting.
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Comparison with satellite imagery of November 11, before the resumption of military operations
The roads in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on the east side are
Exposed road confirmed for about 2.5 km
On the 6th, black smoke rose from the building, and the place where the building used to be is exposed
In the area approaching the center of Han Yunis
About 2% of buildings in the Gaza Strip were damaged in about two months after the start of the fighting.
Comparison with satellite imagery of November 11, before the resumption of military operations
NHK obtained satellite images taken by Planet, an American company that operates satellites, of the area from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to the north on November 6, and compared them with images taken on November 11 before the Israeli military resumed military operations.
The roads in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on the east side are
Of these, the road on the east side of the southern part of the country had
trees and fields on both sides as of November 11, but in the image of December 30, the surrounding land spreads out,
and its width is up to about 12 meters.
Exposed road confirmed for about 2.5 km
These stripped roads can be seen for about 2.5 kilometers from near the border with Israel in the east of the south, leading to Salahaddin Street, which runs north-south through the Gaza Strip.
It appears to be a sign that Israeli forces have advanced from the eastern border of the south.
On the 6th, black smoke rose from the building, and the place where the building used to be is exposed
In addition, in the image on the 6th, you can see that black smoke is rising from the building around the road about 800 meters further south of that point, and you can also see that several buildings like agricultural houses have disappeared and become bare land.
In the area approaching the center of Han Yunis
Further south, in the area approaching the center of Han Yunis, there are a collection of vehicle-like objects, and you can see at least a few earthworks around it.
About 2% of buildings in the Gaza Strip were damaged in about two months after the start of the fighting.
On the other hand, American researchers have revealed that about 10% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip were damaged from early October to December 12, when the fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas began.
Jammon Vandenhawk, an associate professor at Oregon State University, and Corey Scheer of the City University of New York analyzed the damage to buildings in the Gaza Strip from observation data from the Sentinel 4 Earth observation satellite.
According to the report, in the two months to December 12, it is estimated that about one-sixth of the area of the Gaza Strip has been damaged in some way.
It is estimated that between 4,2 and 6,1 buildings fall within this range, which is equivalent to 8% to 2000% of all buildings in the Gaza Strip.
Although the damage is concentrated in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, there has also been damage from airstrikes in the south, and since the resumption of fighting on December 10, the damage has been spreading in the central city of Khanyuis and other areas in the south.
Regarding the damage to the building, OCHA = United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that more than 5000,28 houses were destroyed and more than 36,12 were partially damaged, according to information from local authorities as of December 1.