90% of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed.
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- The 90% figure matches UN estimates for homes/housing units (92% per OCHA; >90% per IOM), but the broader UNOSAT satellite assessment (as of 11 October 2025, published 31 October 2025 — the most recent comprehensive assessment available before the session date) puts the share of ALL structures damaged at about 81%, i.e. somewhat below 90%.
- The figures conflate 'destroyed' with 'destroyed or damaged'; the percentage of structures fully destroyed is lower than the percentage destroyed or damaged.
- No more recent UNOSAT or UN assessment for 2026 was found; the figures available to the MEP at the 2026-07-08 session date are from late 2025 at the latest.
- Sources
- PrimaryUNOSAT — Gaza Strip Comprehensive Damage Assessment (via UNISPAL)According to satellite imagery analysis, as of 11 October 2025, approximately 81% of all structures in the Gaza Strip are damaged. An estimated 320,622 housing units have been damaged, 12% more than on 08 July 2025.
- PrimaryOCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Update #263 | Gaza StripWith 92 per cent of homes in Gaza damaged or destroyed, people ...
- SecondaryWAFA (Palestinian news agency) — OCHA says 92% of Gaza homes destroyedOCHA says 92% of Gaza homes 'destroyed due to Israeli aggression' — NEW YORK, January 20, 2025 (WAFA) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...
- SecondaryAnadolu Agency — UN migration agency says over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damagedUN migration agency says over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damaged. 'With nowhere safe to go, families shelter in unsafe ruins,' says...
- SecondaryDezeen — UN reports 92 per cent of Gaza housing destroyed or damagedAt least 92 per cent of housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, according to data shared by the United Nations' OCHA.