As of September 1, 67.6 percent of… Agricultural land (More than 10 thousand hectares) according to this report, which was prepared in cooperation with the United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT). The percentage was 57.3 percent in May, and 42.6 percent in February.
More precisely, 71.2 percent of orchards and fruit trees, 67.1 percent of field crops (particularly in the Khan Yunis area), and 58.5 percent of orchard crops were damaged, according to the report, which is based on satellite images.
In addition, more than half of Water wells Dedicated to agricultural use (1,188) and 577 hectares of agricultural greenhouses suffered “severe” damage, and the photos showed traces of heavy vehicles, bombing operations, or flattened sites.
The report recorded the death of about 95 percent of livestock. 43 percent of the sheep (less than 25 thousand heads) and 37 percent of the goats (three thousand heads) survived. Most of the fishing boats were destroyed in the city’s port Gaza Which suffered severe damage.
The organization’s Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechedol, warned in a statement that “the extent of the damage has reached unprecedented levels. This raises serious questions about Production capabilities Current and future, as food aid alone cannot meet the daily needs of the people of Gaza.”
“This damage to agricultural land exacerbates the imminent risk of famine throughout the Gaza Strip,” she added.
The organization confirms that the population of the Strip, which numbers more than two million people, is in dire need of food, while strict restrictions are still imposed on the entry of aid into the besieged Strip.
Israel has launched continuous operations in Gaza since the unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas on October 7, which resulted in the killing of 1,205 people on the Israeli side, the majority of whom were civilians, according to an Agence France-Presse count based on official Israeli figures.
At least 41,788 Palestinians were killed, most of them civilians, according to figures Ministry of Health affiliated with the Hamas government in Gaza, which the United Nations considers reliable.
