UNOSAT Gaza Governorate Damage Assessment from Satellite Imagery, September 2025

83% of all structures in Gaza City were damaged as of 22-23 September 2025, according to satellite imagery analysis by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). The assessment identified 41,221 affected structures, including 17,734 destroyed, and estimates 467,523 displaced persons. This is a preliminary analysis based on imagery from September 2025 compared to July 2025.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of structural damage based on the reported damage categories (destroyed, severely damaged, etc.).
• Analyze the progression of damage over time based on the comparison between July and September 2025 assessments.
• Estimate population displacement based on the reported number of damaged housing units.
• Identify neighborhoods with the most significant increases in damage, such as Az Zaitoun and At Turukman - Ijdeedeh.

Strengths

• Provides specific, quantified damage statistics: 41,221 affected structures across four damage categories.
• Includes temporal comparison showing a 7% increase in total affected structures and a 36% increase in destroyed structures from July to September 2025.
• Offers a geospatial data format (GEODATABASE) suitable for mapping and spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The analysis is preliminary and has not been validated in the field, as noted in the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery analysis comparing imagery from 22–23 September 2025 with imagery from 8 July 2025.

Time Range

Primary assessment date: 22-23 September 2025. Comparison baseline: 8 July 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 04:49:31.621962; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gaza City, Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory.