(CNN) – As Israel intensifies its ground and air operations in Gaza, the extent of the destruction is becoming increasingly clear.
Thousands of Gazans have fled south of the besieged enclave this week. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 130 entrances to the Hamas tunnel and that the forces were “in the heart of Gaza City.” It is not known exactly where the IDF operates in Gaza.
The death toll in Gaza has now exceeded 10,000, the Health Ministry in Ramallah said, citing sources in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. More than 1.5 million people in Gaza, more than half the population, have been displaced, UN officials report.
A UN report estimates that at least 40,000 homes were completely destroyed and 222,000 were partially damaged. Satellite analysis by researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Oregon State University estimates that between 13 and 17 percent of all structures in the enclave are damaged.
These are the sites in Gaza that have been damaged since Israeli airstrikes began and where the main hospitals, evacuation routes and border crossings are located.
Gaza is one of the most densely populated places in the world: according to the European Commission, many areas have more than 500 people per 100 square meters. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that since November 4, at least 45% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged and up to 200,000 people are homeless.
The northern Gaza Strip has been without electricity and fuel since October 11th. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a third of hospitals have been forced to close and those that remain open are operating with limited electricity and without anesthesia or clean water. All bakeries in the north had to close due to damage or lack of fuel.
Israel has carried out several airstrikes within a kilometer of the Rafah crossing, the only route into and out of the Gaza Strip not controlled by Israel. The Egyptian-controlled border crossing has remained largely closed since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7. About 765 trucks carrying international aid have been allowed through since October 21, compared to about 500 trucks per day used to deliver aid before the war began. Aid groups have warned that much more is needed to stem the growing humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
The only power plant in the Gaza Strip has run out of fuel and the seawater desalination plant in the north is also out of operation. Hundreds of thousands of civilians no longer have drinking water. Most sewage pumping systems do not work. UN officials report that 14 hospitals and 71% of primary care centers in Gaza are closed.
As fighting intensifies in Gaza and Israel, CNN provides visualizations of the war through maps, charts and more.