Gaza conflict

Israel launched "Operation Protective Edge" on July 8 in response to Hamas launching rockets into Israel. The conflict has left over 1,700 dead and much of Gaza City damaged from heavy shelling by Israeli forces.

Updated: 21 October 2014

Death toll

Fatalities since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.

Assessing the damage

UNITAR compared satellite images collected July 25 with pre-crisis images collected July 6 to determine the level of damage in three areas targeted by the Israeli offensive against Hamas. This is a preliminary analysis that has not yet been validated in the field.

Northern Gaza

Many damaged buildings are outside of the evacuation zone, including a refugee camp and an elementary school which was hit by shelling, killing at least 15 of the 3,300 Palestinians sheltering inside.

Gaza City

Weeks of air raids and shelling by the Israel Defense Forces has left much of Gaza City in ruin.

Rockets fired into Israel

The IDF claims that over 3,300 rockets have been fired towards Israel since the beginning of the offensive.

Satellite images: Copyright 2014 Airbus Defense and Space. Produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.

* Northern Gaza and Gaza city satellite imagery was collected on July 25 and imagery for Central Gaza Strip was collected on July 12. This is a preliminary analysis that has not yet been validated in the field.

Sources: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT); Israel Defense Forces; Reuters;
Graphic by S. Scarr, W. Foo, M. Weber, C. Inton, G. Cabrera