According to Sky News, analysis of satellite radar shows that Israel has intensified its bombing of southern Gaza in the last two weeks, despite ordering residents of the north to flee southwards.

Every 12 days, Nasa’s Sentinel-1 satellite passes three times over the Gaza Strip, firing out radar waves and listening for their echo. Buildings typically bounce the signals right back, but rubble scatters them in all directions.

The report states, “The satellite data suggests 15 per cent of buildings in northern Gaza were damaged or destroyed in less than a week, along with 2pc in southern Gaza. That same day, Israel ordered all 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to flee southwards to relative safety.

“Since then, however, Israel has stepped up its bombing of the south.”

Almost half of all new damage detected between 14 and 25 October was in southern Gaza of 47pc, up from 14pc before the evacuation order, the report said.

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