Photos: Gaza before and after – a city transformed by war

What happened: A photo series contrasts archive images of Gaza City streets, markets and public buildings with new photographs taken three years into the war, showing damage and destruction. Key numbers: More than 80 percent of Gaza's buildings damaged or destroyed since October 2023, per the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Why it matters: The destruction altered not only individual buildings but surrounding streets and neighbourhoods, removing landmarks that once helped people recognise and navigate the city.

A photo series contrasts archive images of Gaza City streets, markets and public buildings with new photographs taken three years into the war, showing damage and destruction.

The destruction altered not only individual buildings but surrounding streets and neighbourhoods, removing landmarks that once helped people recognise and navigate the city.