Satellite Images Reveal Gaza's Destruction

Reposted by Hisham Zerriffi, Pieter Vantieghem

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Bellingcat

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Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat

Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.

www.bellingcat.com

October 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM

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by Steven Heydemann

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Steven Heydemann

@stevenhyde.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM

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Juan Cole

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The Physicians Keeping Gaza Alive www.juancole.com/2026/10/phys...

The Physicians Keeping Gaza Alive

( Middle East Monitor ) - When I first saw

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October 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM

by Hisham Zerriffi

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Hisham Zerriffi

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The destruction of Gaza has not let up.

Those viral Google satellite images are months old. Updated imagery shows continued destruction of buildings. 👇

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 6h

Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat

Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.

www.bellingcat.com

October 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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by Henning Melber

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Henning Melber

@he-mel.bsky.social

“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61m tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM

by Margot C. Finn

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Margot Finn

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'An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants.'

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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by Marc Lynch

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Abu Aardvark

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

“On paper, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been in effect for almost a year. In reality, Israel has entrenched and expanded its control in the Palestinian territory — and its leaders say they have little intention of withdrawing any time soon.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Israel Keeps Expanding Into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show (Gift Article)

The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.

www.nytimes.com

October 1, 2026 at 11:22 AM

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

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by Melissa Sweet Reposted by Christopher McCabe

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Melissa Sweet

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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Reposted by Fabrice Ardhuin, Sylvain Genevois

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Patrick Marques

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[1/8] De nouvelles images satellitaires de juin 2026 révèlent l’ampleur des destructions à Gaza. Elles montrent un territoire ravagé par 3 années de guerre, où ruines, déplacements forcés et habitats précaires structurent désormais l’espace vécu par 2,3 millions d’habitants. #HGGSP #geography #Gaza

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM

by Joanna Bryson

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Joanna Bryson

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86% of Palestinians in #Gaza are displaced.

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 6:27 AM

Reposted by Catherine Kyobutungi

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Reposted by Marc Lynch

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Gregk Foley

@gregk.co.uk

I will never forget all the cynical gainsaying and disinformation about the strike on Al-Ahli hospital ten days into Israel’s destruction of Gaza. ‘Fog of war’. Almost three years later, fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals remain even partially functional and there is no fog. Only dust and rubble.

New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

www.theguardian.com

October 1, 2026 at 6:27 AM

Reposted by Trudy Harpham

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