{"id":117995,"date":"2024-10-24T23:36:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117995"},"modified":"2024-10-24T23:36:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:36:10","slug":"satellite-imagery-reveals-intensity-of-israeli-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117995","title":{"rendered":"Satellite imagery reveals intensity of Israeli bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8751\/live\/558e3170-91f2-11ef-b48d-558489c034c9.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Damaged buildings in a residential area following an Israeli attack on Dahieh suburb in Beirut\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Damaged buildings in a residential area following an Israeli attack on Dahieh suburb in Beirut<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel&#8217;s intensified bombing campaign of Lebanon has caused more damage to buildings in two weeks than occurred during a year of cross-border fighting with Hezbollah, according to satellite-based radar data assessed by the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Data shows that more than 3,600 buildings in Lebanon appear to have been damaged or destroyed between 2 and 14 October 2024. This represents about 54% of the total estimated damage since cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah broke out just over a year ago.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The damage data was gathered by Corey Scher of City University of New York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University. They compared radar satellite images to reveal sudden changes in the height or structure of buildings which indicate damage.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Wim Zwijnenburg, an environmental expert from the Pax for Peace organisation, reviewed the satellite-based radar data and warned of the impact of Israel\u2019s bombing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe Israeli military campaign seems to be creating a \u2018dead zone\u2019 in the south of Lebanon to drive out the population, and making it difficult for Hezbollah to re-establish positions, at the cost of the civilian population,\u201d he said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/efad\/live\/4a237df0-9200-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Map of damage across Lebanon\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah broke out after the armed Lebanese group started firing rockets in and around northern Israel in support of Palestinians on 8 October 2023, the day after its ally Hamas\u2019s deadly attack on southern Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel invaded southern Lebanon in a dramatic escalation on 30 September to destroy, it said, Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure in \u201climited, localised, targeted raids\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Satellite photos, radar imagery, and military records show recent Israeli bombardment in Lebanon has focused on the southern border region. It has also expanded to central and northern areas, including the Bekaa Valley and Beirut&#8217;s southern suburbs.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli army said it hit thousands of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including the capital, Beirut.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0e62\/live\/6bad3bc0-8f9c-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Map of damaged or destroyed buildings in Beirut\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Most of the strikes on Beirut have targeted Dahieh, a southern suburb that is home to thousands of civilians. The Israeli military claims the area is home to Hezbollah\u2019s command headquarters.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A series of Israeli strikes on buildings in the area killed Hezbollah&#8217;s leader Hassan Nasrallah on 27 September.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Separate data from the US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which has been analysed by the BBC, indicates at least 2,700 attacks by the Israeli military on Lebanese areas from 1 September until 11 October 2024. While these attacks primarily focus on southern border areas, they have also extended to northern and central regions. Each Israeli attack can also include several bombings.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Hezbollah has carried out around 540 attacks against Israel in the same timeframe, according to Acled. Each Hezbollah attack can include a barrage of rockets, missiles and drones.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b009\/live\/5ce439b0-8d47-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Map showing number of attacks by location in Lebanon and Israel\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military says air strikes in Lebanon are targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It regularly adds it wants to ensure the safe return of tens of thousands of residents of Israeli border areas displaced by attacks from the Iran-backed group.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">About 60,000 people have been evacuated from northern Israel because of near-daily attacks by Hezbollah. But some rockets have reached further south and damaged homes in and around the coastal city of Haifa.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Hezbollah reiterated it would continue sending rockets into Israel unless a ceasefire is reached. The group\u2019s deputy secretary general claimed rockets would focus on military targets, but warned Hezbollah had the right to attack anywhere in Israel in response to strikes across Lebanon.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On the Lebanese side, many Israeli air strikes targeted the city of Tyre, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut, according to the BBC\u2019s analysis of the latest monthly data collected by Acled.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lebanon&#8217;s government says up to 1.3 million people have been internally displaced, whilst Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned of the &#8220;largest displacement\u201d in the country&#8217;s history.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been issuing evacuation orders to residents across the country, including areas of Beirut.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the south, the army instructed residents of several villages to leave their homes and &#8220;immediately head north of the Awali River,&#8221; which meets the coast about 50 km (30 miles) from the Israeli border.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThis is a humanitarian catastrophe,\u201d Gabriel Karlsson, Middle East Manager at the British Red Cross in Beirut, told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said there are insufficient shelters to accommodate so many evacuees.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI saw children sleeping in the streets,\u201d Karlsson added, urging humanitarian organisations to coordinate their efforts to address the escalating crisis.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lebanese officials say at least 2,350 have been killed and over 10,000 injured in Israeli attacks. The Lebanon health minister said many casualties were civilians.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On the Israeli side, 60 people have been killed and more than 570 wounded by Hezbollah attacks, Israeli authorities say.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cCollateral damage is inevitable in war\u201d, Amos Yadlin, the former head of Israeli military intelligence, told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The retired major-general blamed Hezbollah for the war and claimed Israel\u2019s ground offensive would force the group out from the border areas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Zwijnenburg, from the Pax for Peace organisation, however, has warned of the impact of Israel\u2019s military campaign on civilians and the populated areas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe heavy blast radius kills and maims civilians nearby\u201d, he said, in reference to Israeli air strikes.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cOpen-source data combined with satellite imagery also showed that civilian infrastructure such as irrigation channels, gas stations and electricity grids were damaged, which is worsening the humanitarian situation,\u201d he added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"additional-reporting-by-paul-cusiac-and-maria-rashed\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Additional reporting by Paul Cusiac and Maria Rashed<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgx3zjvjg3o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Damaged buildings in a residential area following an Israeli attack on Dahieh suburb in Beirut Israel&#8217;s intensified bombing campaign of Lebanon has caused more damage to buildings in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117995\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}