How satellite radar helps scientists map the destruction in Gaza

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 11:14 a.m.

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The World Court is expected to rule Friday on whether to grant emergency measures to stop the war in Gaza. South Africa has accused Israel of carrying out genocide in the Palestinian enclave. Israel says it’s targeting Hamas militants \\u2013 not civilians \\u2013 in response to the deadly Hamas attack of Oct. 7. But more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, and according to Corey Scher of the City University of New York and Oregon State University’s Jamon Van Den Hoek, nearly half the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed. Marketplace\\u2019s Lily Jamali spoke to Scher and Van Den Hoek about their work mapping the destruction with satellite radar technology.

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