Israel's war on Gaza Strip has displaced 1.4 million Palestinians: Mapping the devastation
Israel is facing strong international pressure to halt a planned ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering from fighting between Israel and Hamas.
About 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in Rafah, which borders Egypt.
Israel, which believes Hamas fighters are hiding in or underneath Rafah in tunnels, has targeted the city with airstrikes in recent days. Israel's plans for a ground assault come as negotiations for a cease-fire or pause in fighting in exchange for the release of hostages held by Hamas appears to be stalled.
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The U.S., U.N. and even the International Criminal Court have urged Israel to refrain from invading Rafah, saying it could have disastrous consequences for civilians who have squeezed into the city.
French President Emmanuel Macron is among those who have warned Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu that the costs of a ground operation in Rafah would be "intolerable" for Palestinians.
Many are living in tents in squalid conditions and don't have enough access to food and clean water.
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The war has already wrought massive destruction in the Gaza Strip, with more than 28,000 people killed. More than 70% of those who have died are women and children, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
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The humanitarian catastrophe has pushed more than a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza toward starvation, according to the U.N. Here's a look at the territory that already has been flattened by Israel’s offensive.
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Devastation from the air
In satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs on Jan. 15, the central Gaza Strip city of Deir Al-Balah has sustained heavy damage, with homes, businesses and orchards destroyed.
A few miles farther to the south, satellite imagery showed widespread damage around the Khan Younis City Hall.
SOURCES Damage analysis of Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite data by Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University; Associated Press
Contributing: Janet Loehrke