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UNDP: Gaza rubble hits 61 million tonnes

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC · How we work

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UNDP Estimates Rubble

UNDP estimates Gaza’s rubble totals 61 million tonnes, about twenty times global war rubble in 18 years.
UNRWA reports 82 % of roughly 200,000 Gaza buildings are damaged, two-thirds destroyed.
Satellite images show Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood reduced to sand, erasing former homes.
The Istiqlal Mosque in Khan Younis, reopened less than two years ago, was destroyed.

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Israel Violates Ceasefire

Gaza Government Media Office says Israel committed 5,147 ceasefire violations since the October 10 2025 agreement.
Only 72,826 of 210,600 aid trucks entered Gaza, under 35% of pledged deliveries.
Passenger movement reached 13,785, below the expected 35,000, a compliance rate under 39%.
The office recorded 198 Palestinians abducted by Israeli forces during the ceasefire period.
Over 255 Gaza buildings are cracked, facing collapse risk similar to the Al-Saada disaster that killed 21.

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UNDP Estimates Rubble

UNDP estimates Gaza’s rubble totals 61 million tonnes, about twenty times global war rubble in 18 years.
UNRWA reports 82 % of roughly 200,000 Gaza buildings are damaged, two-thirds destroyed.
Satellite images show Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood reduced to sand, erasing former homes.
The Istiqlal Mosque in Khan Younis, reopened less than two years ago, was destroyed.

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