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More than 1,300 buildings destroyed in Gaza: UN

Sat Oct 14, 2023 01:45 PM
Last update on: Sat Oct 14, 2023 01:48 PM

AFP, Geneva

Sat Oct 14, 2023 01:45 PM Last update on: Sat Oct 14, 2023 01:48 PM

A Palestinian man uses a fire extinguisher to douse a fire following an Israeli strike, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 14, 2023, as fighting between Israel and the Hamas movement continues for the eighth consecutive day. Photo: AFP

More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations said Saturday, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces.

The UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said "5,540 housing units" in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged they were uninhabitable.