{"id":17137,"date":"2025-05-08T14:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17137"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:11:39","slug":"satellite-images-reveal-80-destruction-of-rafah-as-israel-expands-gaza-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/satellite-images-reveal-80-destruction-of-rafah-as-israel-expands-gaza-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Images Reveal 80% Destruction of Rafah as Israel Expands Gaza Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Satellite images have shown that Israel has destroyed nearly 80% of buildings in the city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of its U.S.-backed campaign of annihilation, according to Israeli media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"1065\">Channel 12 in Israel published images on Thursday depicting the vast scale of destruction in Rafah\u2014a city the Israeli government has designated as a relocation zone for civilians under its military plan, \u201cGideon\u2019s Chariots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1237\">On Sunday evening, Israel\u2019s security cabinet approved a military plan designed by Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi to expand operations toward the full occupation of Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8004\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8004 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Egypt\u2019s $53 Billion Gaza Reconstruction Plan Unveiled\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Massive-destruction-in-Khan-Yunis-with-estimates-suggesting-half-of-its-buildings-disappeared.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The report added that destruction is concentrated in Jabalia in the north, and Khan Younis and Rafah in the south, where destruction exceeds 80%.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-24\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"88e965b9-f3d2-4f05-8cff-86898a66aeed\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"92\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">80% <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Rafah <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Destroyed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Israel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Advances \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Gideon\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Chariots\u201d <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>According to the report, the operation\u2014officially titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/05\/netanyahu-approves-expanded-invasion-of-gaza-under-gideons-chariots-operation\/\">Gideon\u2019s Chariots<\/a>\u201d\u2014has been delayed until after President Trump\u2019s scheduled visit to the region in mid-May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1603\">Citing analysis from the Geographic Information Systems Center at the Hebrew University, Channel 12 reported that around 80% of Rafah and its refugee camp buildings have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1751\">Satellite imagery compared with April 2024 data revealed that most of Rafah\u2019s neighborhoods were still intact before the ground assault began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1957\">Thousands of buildings were destroyed by the end of 2024, particularly around the Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the border with Egypt. Only the northern part of the city remains standing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2073\">\u201cAs the military operation expanded,\u201d the report noted, \u201conly about 20% of the city remains, mostly in the north.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2202\">In March 2025 alone, approximately 1,100 buildings were destroyed in Rafah\u2014the highest destruction rate in Gaza that month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2480\">Satellite images also showed construction progress on the \u201cMorag Highway,\u201d an 8-kilometer road meant to isolate Rafah from the rest of Gaza. Images dated April 4 and 29 confirmed significant paving progress, with only 5 kilometers remaining to connect it to the coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2635\">The report added that destruction is concentrated in Jabalia in the north, and Khan Younis and Rafah in the south, where destruction exceeds 80%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5021\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5021 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli war on Gaza\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/70-of-the-houses-in-the-Gaza-Strip-have-been-subjected-to-total-or-partial-destruction.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">70% of the houses in the Gaza Strip have been subjected to total or partial destruction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"108\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"106\">Gaza\u2019s Central Region Partially Spared as North and South Face Total Devastation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2750\">In contrast, the \u201ccentral camps\u201d region of Gaza saw damage ranging from 5% to 40%, depending on the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2752\" data-end=\"2985\">The report also noted that all buildings near the Netzarim Corridor, which divides northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip, have been completely destroyed, along with about 1,000 other buildings, mostly in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3260\">Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with U.S. support, has carried out what many human rights groups are calling a campaign of genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 171,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and over 11,000 missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3519\">Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for 18 years, and nearly 1.5 million out of 2.4 million residents have lost their homes in the destruction. The Strip is also facing severe famine, as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid crossings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Satellite images have shown that Israel has destroyed nearly 80% of buildings in the city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of its U.S.-backed campaign of annihilation, according to Israeli media. Channel 12 in Israel published images on Thursday depicting the vast scale of destruction in Rafah\u2014a city the Israeli government &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1771,5323,903,1460],"class_list":["post-17137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-gideons-chariots","tag-israeli-war-on-gaza","tag-rafah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Satellite Images Reveal 80% Destruction of Rafah as Israel Expands Gaza Offensive - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israeli satellite analysis shows 80% of Rafah\u2019s buildings destroyed in Gaza.. 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