Two years of fighting have devastated Gaza.
Publicado en BBC, el 9 de octubre de 2025
Israel’s bombing campaign and ground invasion have killed more than 67,000 Palestinians according to the Hamas-run health ministry, nearly the entire population has been forced to move, and the UN says most homes have been damaged or destroyed.
The offensive came in response to Hamas’s unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.
Israel says it is trying to destroy the military and governing capabilities of the Islamist group, which is committed to Israel’s destruction and has been in control of Gaza since 2007.
US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, which if adopted would pave the way for an end to the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the entry of aid into Gaza.
Gaza is only 41km (25 miles) long and 10km wide – about a quarter of the size of London – surrounded on three sides by closed borders with Israel and Egypt and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, where Israel imposes a blockade. It is home to more than 2 million people.
More than 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed; the healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed; and UN-backed experts say there is famine in Gaza City.
A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza – although Israel has rejected the commission’s report, describing it as «distorted and false».
This visual guide shows how Gaza has become in large parts uninhabitable.
How the destruction spread
Israel’s campaign initially focused on northern Gaza – where it said Hamas fighters were hiding among the civilian population. Hamas denied this.
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