A new site set up by Telegraph photojournalist Lewis Whyld allows users to take “virtual tours” of the destruction in the Gaza Strip.
On his Twitter feed, Whyld says the project, titled Gaza War Map, is a farewell to “amazing Gaza,” which proves that the IDF’s airstrikes on the coastal enclave are not “precision strikes.”
The map, which is hosted on the Kolor virtual tour website, shows 15 different locations in the Gaza Strip — from north to south, from Beit Lahiya to Rafah. Once users click on a particular location, they can view a high-resolution image of the destruction in that area — and explore it by zooming in and out and moving their cursors in different directions.
In addition to destroyed structures and ruined houses, the tour also provides glimpses into the funerals of Gazans killed in the 50-day war and the treatment of the wounded in hospitals.
Whyld also includes several images from Shejaiya, the site of heavy clashes between Israeli troops and armed Palestinian fighters, one of which provides a glimpse into — and out of — a room “open to the elements” in a destroyed house in the neighborhood.
Photographer Lewis Whyld’s Gaza War Map on Kolor.com. (screen capture)
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