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Almost 40% of buildings within planned Gaza buffer zone said demolished
Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel, January 19, 2024. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel has razed nearly 40 percent of the 2,824 buildings in Gaza located within a kilometer of the border, according to a Hebrew University study cited by The Wall Street Journal.
The demolition moves appear to be part of a plan to build a kilometer-wide (0.6-mile) buffer zone inside the Strip.
Near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where the border zone is most densely populated, some 67% of buildings have been destroyed, according to the study by Prof. Adi Ben Nun, who analyzed satellite data to arrive at the figures.
Current and former officials tell the Journal that some structures within the planned zone, which will vary in width depending on various factors, may be left in place.
