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UNOSAT Gaza Strip 8th Comprehensive Damage Assessment - July 2024

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This map illustrates a satellite imagery-based comprehensive assessment of damage and destruction to structures within the area of interest in the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory, based on images collected on 6 July 2024 when compared to images collected on 1 May 2023, 10 May 2023, 18 September 2023, 15 October 2023, 7 November 2023, 26 November 2023, 6-7 January 2024, 29 February 2024, 31 March - 1 April 2024, and 3 May 2024. According to satellite imagery analysis, UNOSAT identified 46,223 destroyed structures, 18,478 severely damaged structures, 55,954 moderately damaged structures, and 35,754 possibly damaged structures for a total of 156,409 structures. These correspond to around 63% of the total structures in the Gaza Strip and a total of 215,137 estimated damaged housing units. The governorates of North Gaza and Rafah have experienced the highest rise in damage compared to the 3 May 2024 analysis, with around 2,300 new structures damaged in North Gaza and around 15,030 in Rafah. Within Rafah, Rafah City municipality had the highest number of newly damaged structures, totalling almost 10,100. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.

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