September 25, 2025
These two satellite images taken on October 31, 2023 and September 2, 2025 show the decimation of Gaza City during the ongoing invasion and genocide administered by the Israeli authorities and Defence Force in the Gaza Strip.
Between October 7, 2023 and September 21, 2025, more than 65,000 people have been killed by the IDF in Gaza, including more than 18,000 children. A further 166,000 people have been injured, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
A new UN Commission of Inquiry report has concluded the actions taken by the Israeli authorities in Gaza is consistent with genocide. The report echoed a number of earlier declarations by genocide experts worldwide that claim the evidence shows the Israeli government and security forces have had and continue to have the genocidal intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Across the Strip 78% of all structures have been destroyed or damaged as of July 8, 2025. Much of Gaza City has been affected as can be seen from the satellite images, taken just days before an increased ground offensive. Throughout the municipality, more than 13,000 buildings are estimated to have been destroyed completely with a further 4000 damaged, according to the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)’s latest figures.
In addition to the brutal human cost, including the ongoing health and food security crisis in Gaza, the unprecedented scale of destruction poses both immediate and long-term risks to public health, arable land, and access to drinking water.
CREDITS:
2023: Planet Labs.
2025: Planet Labs.
