Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have been leveled by Israeli airstrikes and farming communities have been leveled by invading Israeli tanks.
Video and satellite images captured in late November and early December show devastating change across much of the northern Gaza Strip.
Gaza Port was once a lifeline for Gaza's fishing industry, with a fish market right on the waterfront.
But now the entire area is destroyed.
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Satellite images show that the fighting has caused severe damage in almost every corner of Gaza City, well beyond the port area. A UN assessment in early November found that at least 6,000 buildings had been damaged and about a third of them destroyed.
Israeli officials vowed to destroy Hamas after the group's surprise attack on October 7 and have since subjected Gaza to one of the most intense bombing campaigns of the 21st century.
Several craters can be seen on the pier and waterfront restaurants and hotels have been destroyed by strikes.
The satellite image moves and shows the area around the harbor. Restaurants and hotels are visibly destroyed. Craters can be seen on the pier.
This is Rimal, once one of the wealthiest areas of Gaza. Aljondy Almajhool Park is now covered in tank tracks and the Palestinian parliament building has been blown up.
The satellite image moves and shows Rimal. The image shows that many buildings were destroyed, including the Palestinian parliament building. Tank tracks can be seen in Aljondy Almajhool Park.
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Satellite images from Planet Labs
Before the war, Omar Mukhtar Street was the main street through Gaza City, with restaurants, banks and shops on both sides of Aljondy Almajhool Park.
Now the street is filled with rubble from destroyed buildings. Those still standing are badly damaged.
Destruction along the coast
Gaza's coast was once a refuge for Palestinian families during hot summers with frequent power outages.
The beaches are now deserted except for Israeli tanks and bulldozers. Many of the high-rise hotels that once offered tourists sea-view rooms have burned and their windows have been blown out.
Damage to the Gaza Strip coast extends to the northern border, where Israeli troops entered on October 27.
Dozens of houses were razed and huge mounds of earth were moved to create makeshift bases for Israeli vehicles.
The satellite image shifts to show more destroyed buildings. Piles of earth can be seen around tank tracks.
Large greenhouses have been demolished and tank marks and craters can be seen where a beach resort once stood.
The satellite image moves and shows a destroyed beach resort. Large greenhouses were also destroyed, and rubble can still be seen where they previously stood.
The entire coastline in this area has been bulldozed and large craters can be seen next to high-rise buildings, many of which are damaged.
The satellite image moves to an area where the entire coastline has been bulldozed. Large craters in the earth can be seen as well as damaged buildings.
Satellite images from Planet Labs
Shati, originally founded as a refugee camp in 1948, has developed into a densely populated neighborhood north of Gaza City, near the coast. Before the war, 90,000 people lived in the narrow streets (see below).
After several air strikes, buildings collapse and the streets are filled with rubble.
The cost of dividing Gaza in two
Israeli forces invading from the east effectively divided Gaza in two and blocked roads running from north to south. The area around this advance takes the most damage.
This district is divided in two by tank tracks and dozens of its buildings are destroyed. Hundreds more are damaged, including a university.
The satellite image shifts to show more destroyed buildings. Severe damage to Al-Azhar University and tanks in the courtyard are shown. Scrolling reveals a satellite image from months ago in which the white path dividing Al-Mugharaqa did not exist.
Farmland across the entire width of the strip was bulldozed and major roads were torn up by the constant movement of tanks.
The satellite image moves and shows more destroyed buildings, defenses, dirt roads and vehicle tracks. Scrolling reveals a satellite image from months ago, where much of the area depicted was farmland.
In some neighborhoods, only huge craters and rubble remain.
The satellite image moves to and highlights several craters that were not visible in the satellite image from months ago.
Satellite images from Planet Labs
The next phase
These images show only a fraction of the destruction in the Gaza Strip. Recent research suggests that more than half of the buildings in northern Gaza show signs of damage.
Since the war began on October 7th, there have been frequent airstrikes in the south, including on the Al-Amin Mohammed Mosque shown here.
The mosque northeast of Khan Younis was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike early in the conflict.
Israeli forces are now focusing their ground offensive on Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, raising the possibility that the destruction in northern Gaza could soon be reflected in the south. Israeli officials say the Hamas leadership built a stronghold there after fleeing the north.
The hundreds of thousands of civilians who were told to seek refuge in the south at the start of the war are once again at the center of the conflict. Humanitarian conditions are deteriorating rapidly and the United Nations warns that emergency shelters are far exceeding capacity, leaving many people sleeping on the streets or in empty properties.