AFP – More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces.
The UN’s humanitarian agency Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said “5,540 housing units” in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged they were uninhabitable.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the bombardment is “just the beginning” as Israel seeks to retaliate against Hamas after their fighters killed more than 1,300 people a week ago. “According to the Gaza Ministry of Public Works, 1,324 residential and non-residential buildings, comprising 5,540 housing units, have been destroyed,” OCHA said.
“Another 3,743 housing units have been damaged beyond repair and rendered uninhabitable.”
A further 55,000 housing units have been partially damaged, said OCHA.
