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The Gaza Strip, a pile of rubble: The extent of the destruction after two years of war

Saturday, October 11


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According to UN estimates, there are approximately 61 million tons of rubble in Gaza. That's equivalent to the size of 15 pyramids.

Nach zwei Jahre Krieg sind im Gazastreifen nur noch Ruinen übrig.
IMAGE: SN/APA/AFP/JACK GUEZAfter two years of war, only ruins remain in the Gaza Strip.

A ceasefire, finally. And with it comes"the hope for recovery and a reconstruction process in Gaza." This hope was already expressed in February, after the first ceasefire in this Gaza war, in a World Bank report. The organization has been assessing the situation since 2023 in cooperation with...

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