Paris (AFP) — After two years of war, Gaza is buried under more than 61 million tonnes of debris and three-quarters of buildings have been destroyed, according to UN data analyzed by AFP.

The fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which came into effect on October 10 under pressure from US President Donald Trump, opens the way for the reconstruction of the devastated territory.

This will require managing the immense amount of rubble.

As of July 8, 2025, the Israeli army had damaged or destroyed nearly 193,000 buildings in the densely populated territory, representing about 78 percent of existing structures before the conflict began on October 7, 2023, according to satellite analysis by the United Nations’ UNOSAT programme.

In an assessment of images from September 22-23 of Gaza Ci

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