Since the start of the Israel Defense Forces ground operation in Rafah, more than 2,900 acres of southern Gaza, equivalent to almost 12 square kilometers, have been affected by bulldozing or significant destruction by military strikes. This information was revealed by a source who compared recent and archival satellite imagery from Planet Labs to identify the impacted areas.
The bulldozing initially began near the Egypt-Gaza border crossing at Rafah but has now extended along the entire Philadelphi corridor border and into eastern and central Rafah. The IDF's bulldozing operation has focused on this corridor, with nearly every building within 500 feet of the border being razed.
