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Google Maps satellite images reveal scale of destruction in Gaza

Original: # GoogleMaps schaltet neue Satellitenbilder frei: Die folgenschwere Zerstörung in # Gaza ist nun für jeden sichtbar Hier

Google Maps has released new satellite imagery of the Gaza Strip, making the extent of destruction in cities like Rafah visible to anyone with an internet connection. Users comparing old and new images describe neighbourhoods reduced to rubble, with playgrounds, pharmacies and mosques reduced to ruins. The update has drawn attention on social media, where people say the imagery documents the devastation of the territory in unprecedented public detail.

Why now: The newly released imagery makes the scale of destruction in Gaza publicly visible for the first time, prompting widespread reaction.

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