More than 1,300 buildings destroyed in Gaza: UN
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 10:43 | 14 October 2023
- Modified Date: 10:43 | 14 October 2023
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.
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