🧵Google Earth has updated its satellite imagery to 2026 for the central and south Gaza strip.
In this thread, we will be going over some areas that I found interesting while I explored the update.
If you want a screenshot of a site, reply with the coordinates, and ill send.
Before we begin, it is necessary to note that, as this update only occurred today, it is only available on the Google Earth "Pro" application, available on PC/Laptop, not on the web version.
More info on how to download Google Earth Pro:
Now let's begin!
Zoomed out image of Rafah City and the wider Rafah Governorate, dated February 24, 2026.
Photographs of the bases of 4 Anti-Hamas militias, them being the Popular Forces, Counter-Terror Strike Force, Free Homeland Forces, and the Martyr Khalil al-Wazir Battalion.
More Info on the militias from this thread, which covered each group:
Cleared/demolished zone in the Al Hashash area of Rafah, this was reportedly where "Green Rafah" was supposed to be set up, however work at the site has stopped since the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran started.
More Info on the clearing:
Regavim Checkpoint, on the intersection of the Morag Corridor and the Salah Al Din Road, which Gazans needed to pass through before arriving at Rafah Crossing.
More information on Regavin Checkpoint:
Tent Camps in the Khan Yunis / Al-Mawasi area.
Heavy destruction in Bani Suheila and eastarn Khan Yunis. The road which forms the "Magen Oz" corridor is visible.
Still standing buildings at the Al Idari area of Rafah City, or the intersection of Al Halaby and Almaslakh Sreet.
The European Hospital Complex, the site where Mohammed Sinwar (commander of Hamas' Qassam Brigades) was assassinated.
If you look closely, you could see the dug up area behind the line of trees.
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