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Israel Controls 70% of Gaza, Destroys Farms, Schools, Homes

5/31/2026

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Israeli forces have seized roughly 64-70% of Gaza, destroying most homes, schools, farms and cemeteries and displacing 1.9 million people.
Satellite images show neighborhoods, cemeteries and farmland erased, replaced by Israeli military sites.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization reports less than five percent of Gaza’s farmland remains usable.
UNICEF says 97% of schools are damaged, depriving 658,000 children of education.

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Israeli forces have seized roughly 64-70% of Gaza, destroying most homes, schools, farms and cemeteries and displacing 1.9 million people.
Satellite images show neighborhoods, cemeteries and farmland erased, replaced by Israeli military sites.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization reports less than five percent of Gaza’s farmland remains usable.
UNICEF says 97% of schools are damaged, depriving 658,000 children of education.