Israel destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza’s city when a new offensive is enhanced

Israeli strikes and demolitions destroyed dozens of buildings in the Gaza States, show satellite images, as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) show that its offensive established control over 40% of the city.

The new images considered by the BBC show that intensive bombing and controlled explosions have leveled several quarters over the last four weeks.

Rows of tents – arose above the city to shelter the Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military campaign, also disappeared over the last month, the images show.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the intention of Israel to seize the entire lane and launch the invasion of Gaza after the indirect negotiations with Hamas on the ceasefire and the hostage transaction opened in July.

UN humanitarian officials warn that the impact of a full-fledged offensive will be “outside the catastrophic”. In recent weeks, the strikes have intensified in the Gaza States, and dozens of Palestinians were killed as a result of attacks only this week in accordance with the Ministry of Health Hamas and the civil defense agency.

Satellite images show that in recent weeks significant damage in the Gas Sheikhs Radun, Ziteun and Tuff has already occurred. Photos show that dozens of buildings in the city were leveled between August to September.

In a BBC statement, check IDF said “the location and destruction of the terror -built -in, among other things,”.

In Sheikh Radun, a residential district, located approximately three kilometers from the city center – a number of buildings were destroyed. BBC Check Previously geokened staff of strike The IDF is held to the area on August 29.

The pictures clearly show traces left by Israeli armored vehicles, many of which pass through the parts of the neighborhood, where the buildings and trees once stood.

The BBC also checks the geolved staff of the blast, which aligned dozens of multi -storey buildings within the demolition in the neighboring region of Jabalia.

The footage, which first appeared on the Internet on August 31, mirrors similar to the wear conducted by Israeli forces in southern gas. Thousands of buildings in areas, including Rafa and Khan UNIS were demolished by contractors controlled and demolished in the areaBBC check the investigation detected last month.

The pictures of the Zeitoun Gaza City show that there are four accumulations of IDF armored vehicles. During the 24-hour period, dozens of buildings stood in the area between the vehicles were demolished between September 1 and 2.

By September 4, armored vehicles moved on, the images considered by the BBC Verify showed that additional damage was caused by a building in the area.

Elsewhere in the Zeitoun, the ranks of the tents created by the Palestinians disappeared for a little over a month. According to the UN, more than 1.9 million gases – about 90% of the population – were displaced by an Israeli military campaign.

According to the UN, hundreds of thousands of people moved to the fighting returned to northern gas earlier this year after the Israeli military opened a corridor from the south during a short ceasefire agreement.

The wide buildings surrounded by the tents were also destroyed, while signs of activity on the streets also disappeared. The fresh traces left by the IDF vehicles that pass through the areas where the buildings once stood are also visible.

Similarly, at least eight people were killed in Tufa’s neighborhood – where the Israeli strikes were killed, more buildings reports.

On August 1, armored IDF vehicles were visible in the area. By September 1, buildings where active vehicles were destroyed, including at school.

It seems that the pictures also show fresh traces left by armored vehicles crossing the cemetery, where more than 3,000 troops killed the fight for the British Empire in the First World War. The cemetery was already heavily damaged by the bombing earlier in the conflict, as well as a visible crater left over.

IDF spokeswoman told BBC Verify without presenting evidence that “in some cases whole quarters in the gas strip are transformed into combat complexes used for ambushes, premises and control centers and shelters of weapons, combat tunnels, observation pillars, positions that are undergoing. streets.

Last month Hamas said he accepted a plan from regional mediators Qatar and Egypt, who saw 10 live hostages and bodies of 18 dead hostages released during a 60-day truce in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detained in Israeli prisons.

Israel did not respond to the plan, but insists that all hostages should be released at a time.

Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the attack on October 7 under the leadership of Hamas, killing 1200 people and 251 were taken hostage.

At least 64 231 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Ministry of Health in the territory.

Additional reporting by Paul Brown and Merlin Thomas.