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Viral Google Maps Images Show Extent of Gaza Ruins
Original: Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery
Widely shared Google Maps satellite images circulating this week reveal the scale of destruction across Gaza, with entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble. Open-source investigators at Bellingcat obtained more recent satellite imagery to verify and update the picture of the devastation shown in the viral images, underscoring how mapping platforms have become a window into the territory's condition.
Why now: The images offer rare, graphic visual confirmation of the scale of destruction in Gaza, drawing widespread attention and sharing.
Evidence
- Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery · Bellingcat
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