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Jake Godin
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Senior Researcher, Bellingcat. Previously at Scripps News.
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Appears journalists who were allowed into Gaza under IDF supervision were taken to the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar and shown the massive destruction in Shujaiyah.

Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A Planet Labs satellite image showing the mostly-destroyed Shujaiyah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City and the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar on October 14 2025. A set of schools are visible north of the mound and an inset image shows a screenshot of a BBC video that appears to have been filmed from Tell Ali Muntar looking toward the destroyed schools.
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Nice shot outside of King's Mountain (sometimes it's a fun challenge trying to match up where plane window pics were taken).
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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There's also an update from @dropsitenews.com's Younis Tirawi with images from the site after the IDF left showing damage and what appears to be the flag of Israel burned into the side of one of the water treatment plant buildings.

Link: x.com/ytirawi/stat...
Post/tweet from Younis Tirawi on X reading: "Update: Today, a team from the Gaza water utility managed to access the site and document the destruction left by Israeli forces last week. They sent me the following images. The soldiers left the name of their unit on the burned facility “Spearhead Unit, 90th Battalion”" Image shared by Younis Tirawi on Twitter/X showing part of the burned Shiekh Ejleen Water Treatment Plant. Tirawi says he recieved the photo from a team belonging to Gaza's water utility that was able to inspect the site. The image shows what looks to be the interior of one of the buildings burned by the IDF at the treatment plant. Image shared by Younis Tirawi on Twitter/X showing part of the burned Shiekh Ejleen Water Treatment Plant. Tirawi says he recieved the photo from a team belonging to Gaza's water utility that was able to inspect the site. The photo shows one of the buildings at the water treatment plant with evidence of burning on the exterior, including what appears to be a depiction of the Israeli flag. Image shared by Younis Tirawi on Twitter/X showing part of the burned Shiekh Ejleen Water Treatment Plant. Tirawi says he recieved the photo from a team belonging to Gaza's water utility that was able to inspect the site. The photo shows graffiti on a wall.
October 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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From @alexanderspoeri.bsky.social on X — the German government has responded to questions about the Shiekh Ejleen Water Treatment Plant being torched by the IDF given it was financed with German taxpayer money.

They've asked the IDF to clarify what happened.

Link to post: x.com/alexanderspo...
Post from Alexander Spöri on Twitter/X: "Following reports of destruction by Israeli soldiers of the Sheikh Ejleen sewage plant in #Gaza - financed with German taxpayer money - Germany's Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) responds for the first time. Upon inquiry by @Abendzeitung: "We expressly welcome if the IDF makes efforts to clarify the incidents." The Israeli army had already confirmed: "The #IDF is aware of the incident and it is being reviewed" (@RyanGrim). Photos: Social Media, MACC (1/4)"
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The road is helpful for the geolocation! Looks like the mountain's at 26.854593, 87.591046: www.google.com/maps/place/2...
October 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Looks like the berms are mostly intact but October 11 SkySat shows the now-empty Netzarim GHF site. The vehicles of folks who I'm guessing are returning north along Salah al-Deen Road are also visible.
A Planet Labs SkySat image from October 7 2025 showing the Salah al-Deen Road crossing of the Wadi Gaza in north-central Gaza Strip. The area is heavily destroyed from previous IDF activity. The "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" aid distribution site is visible. It is a large square area built by the IDF. The white ground indicates its covered by gravel. The square is surrounded by dirt berms and inside the square are two sets up barriers at right angles. A Planet Labs SkySat image from October 11 2025 showing the Salah al-Deen Road crossing of the Wadi Gaza in north-central Gaza Strip. The area is heavily destroyed from previous IDF activity. The now abandoned "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" aid distribution site is visible. There appear to be tracks visible in the area and a large amount of civilian vehicles from Salah al-Deen Road are visible nearby.
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Reporting from @dropsitenews.com's Younis Tirawi found photos of IDF soldiers celebrating in front of the Waste Water Treatment Plant fire before withdrawing: www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...

The director of Gaza's water utility told Drop Site the fire could setback reconstruction by years.
Caption via Dropsite News: Soldiers in front of the burning biotowers inside the Sheikh Ajlin sewage plant. Source: social media. Caption via Dropsite News: Soldiers in front of the burning biotowers inside the Sheikh Ajlin sewage plant. Source: social media. Quote from Drop Site that reads: Among the structures Drop Site discovered had been set on fire by the departing soldiers was the Sheikh Ajlin Sewage Treatment Station, a central component of Gaza City’s sanitation network. Monther Shoblaq, Director General of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) in Gaza, said the attack is a blow that could push Gaza City’s wastewater system “to point zero.” He added the plant is “one of Gaza’s oldest” and warned that its destruction will set back planned reconstruction efforts by years. “I mean, they signed a ceasefire,” Shoblaq said. “Why set it on fire?”
October 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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October 11 SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a column of smoke rising from the Sheikh Ejleen Waste Water Treatment Plant after the IDF withdrew from the base they established at the plant.

SkySat imagery from October 7 shows IDF vehicles and temporary structures set up inside the plant.
A SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing the Gaza Central Waste Water Treatment Plant Sheikh Ejleen south of Gaza City on October 7 2025. There is a large amount of destruction around the plant and near the plant grounds as well as in the plant itself there are IDF vehicles and temporary structures. A SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing the Gaza Central Waste Water Treatment Plant Sheikh Ejleen south of Gaza City on October 7 2025. There is a large amount of destruction around the plant and a column of smoke is rising from the plant grounds. The IDF vehicles and temporary structures are gone.
October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Should note that some of the mound was already paved pre-war — though the area was mostly orchards. There was also a café on top that people frequented, as pointed out by @michaeldpress.bsky.social and SkyNews: bsky.app/profile/mich...

Two years later, there's been an immense amount of destruction.
An October 8 2023 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. There are large orchards visible and a cafe and building with solar panels visible on part of the hill. An October 7 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. All of the orchards and buildings have been destroyed except the solar panel building, which has been incorporated into a now-paved IDF outpost on top of the hill surrounded by extensive earthworks.
October 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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After conducting extensive earthworks on top of the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar, it appears in more recent @planet.com SkySat imagery from October 7 that the IDF has since paved the top of the mound.

The visible black area is similar to what we've seen when pavement has been used elsewhere.
A September 18 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. Most of the buildings surrounding the hill have been destroyed. There are IDF vehicles and gravel visible at an apparent IDF outpost on top of the hill. A October 7 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. Most of the buildings surrounding the hill have been destroyed. There are IDF vehicles and other material visible at an apparent IDF outpost on top of the hill, which is now black indicating the previous gravel area has been paved over.
October 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Latest PlanetScope capture over Netzarim was around noon, so not sure if it'd started getting dismantled by then. This is what it looks like compared with the October 4 PlanetScope.

Possible we'll see them destroy the berms around the site like the last time they withdrew from most of the corridor.
PlanetScope image taken by Planet Labs on October 4 2025 showing the "Netzarim Corridor" near Wadi Gaza where the IDF created one of the Gaza Humanitarian Fund sites. There is a large amount of destruction in the image with very few buildings still standing. The GHF site is a large square area surrounded by berms and with white gravel. PlanetScope image taken by Planet Labs on October 10 2025 showing the "Netzarim Corridor" near Wadi Gaza where the IDF created one of the Gaza Humanitarian Fund sites. There is a large amount of destruction in the image with very few buildings still standing. The GHF site is a large square area surrounded by berms and with white gravel.
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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These towers surround Gaza's Roman Cemetery — an ancient intact burial site with 125 tombs that was discovered in 2022. @premiereurgenceint.bsky.social worked on the site before the war: www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/26/r...

Can see the site in a video from 2023: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VStQ...
September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Video shared by Younis Tirawi on Twitter and geolocated by @fdov21.bsky.social shows the Al-Furqan Primary School being blown up.

This would have happened today or yesterday after the most recent SkySat image was taken.

CC: @benedictgarman.com

Link: x.com/ytirawi/stat...
September 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Appears the same National Guard UH-72 Lakota 11-72212 that dusted protesters in downtown D.C. in 2020 (noted by @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social) is back in D.C.'s skies again. Not clear for what purpose, though did a similar route on Sept. 1.

FlightRadar24 link: www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...
Screenshot from Twitter/X showing a tweet from @thenewarea51 with a video of a National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter flying low near protestors in DC. The tweet reads: UH-72 Lakota - GUARD COPTER 72212 dusting people over Washington DC. While this helicopter has 2 engines, it might not have enough power to safely fly away if an engine fails. The tweet is from June 1, 2020. A screenshot from FlightRadar24 showing the UH-72 Lakota 11-72212 helicopter's route over Washington D.C. on September 3, 2025.
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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On-the-ground view of an IDF forward operating base located at the Al-Furqan Primary School. SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows the IDF first appeared in the vicinity of the school mid-August. Still there as of September 1 imagery.
An August 1 2025 image from Planet Labs SkySat showing an area south of Gaza City near the Al-Furqan School. There is heavy destruction visible in the entire area with many buildings having already been destroyed by the IDF. An August 16 2025 image from Planet Labs SkySat showing an area south of Gaza City near the Al-Furqan School. There is heavy destruction visible in the entire area with many buildings having already been destroyed by the IDF. The mid-August imagery shows a large amount of IDF vehicles present near the school as well as among a cluster of buildings to the northeast. New earthworks are visible with dirt berms around the areas. An September 1 2025 image from Planet Labs SkySat showing an area south of Gaza City near the Al-Furqan School. There is heavy destruction visible in the entire area with many buildings having already been destroyed by the IDF. The IDF vehicles are still present in the area and there's been some new earthworks with a square dirt berm area set up.
September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Updated @planet.com SkySat imagery in southern Gaza just north of Swedish Village and the "SDS1" site shows new infrastructure built by the IDF in August. It's unclear what the purpose is, though one large gravel rectangle now has walls and what appear to be 4 small roofed structures.
A June 1 1 2025 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing southwestern Gaza, near the border with Egypt and the coast. Most of the buildings that existed here before the war have been destroyed by the IDF. A gravel square surrounded by dirt berms is visible. An August 12 2025 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing southwestern Gaza, near the border with Egypt and the coast. The small gravel area has been expanded by visible IDF clearing activity and another large area to the northwest now has gravel and clearing activity visible. An August 30 2025 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing southwestern Gaza, near the border with Egypt and the coast. The small gravel area from June 11 continues to expand — both with new clearing activity and more gravel. The rectangular gravel area to the northwest now has walls partitioning it into five sections with what appear to be small roofed structures visible as well. A closer image of the August 30 2025 SkySat image from Planet Labs showing southwestern Gaza, near the border with Egypt and the coast. The image is focused on the rectangular gravel area with the walls and small roofed structures.
September 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Saw the same ads on posters put up along Georgia Avenue in Petworth.
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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There's been an incredible amount of destruction in Khan Yunis east of Nasser Hospital in the past 3 months, so it makes sense it was being filmed on a livestream as it was happening.

Compare April and August @planet.com imagery and a large swath of destruction going north to south is visible.
A satellite image taken on April 27 2025 from Planet Labs showing a large area east and north of Khan Yunis and western Bani Suheila. There's already a large amount of destruction from previous IDF operations. A satellite image taken on August 26 2025 from Planet Labs showing a large area east and north of Khan Yunis and western Bani Suheila. There's a large amount of new destruction where complete city blocks have been leveled.
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The Reuters livestream was pointing east on August 25 when the hospital's eastern stairwell was hit by three IDF strikes (a fourth strike hit the northern stairwell).

The fact the livestream could see the excavation area makes it a possible point from where the IDF fired at the hospital from.
A composite of August 4 and August 25 SkySat satellite imagery from Planet Labs showing Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and the surrounding environment to the east and northeast. In the August 25 image, a large excavation is visible and three IDF vehicles are visible nearby. Just northwest of that, an IDF outpost is also visible. A large amount of destruction is also visible in the area with hundreds of buildings destroyed. The August 4 image is annotated to show the lines of sight of the Reuters livestream originating from the hospital. On August 21 it was able to see the excavation area. On August 25 it was looking eastward.
August 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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The excavation is visible on @planet.com SkySat satellite imagery from the August 25, taken about 7 hours after Nasser Hospital was hit. You can see three IDF vehicles are present there, about 2.3km from the hospital. The nearby IDF outpost is also visible (as pointed out by CNN and BBC).
A composite of August 24 and August 25 SkySat satellite imagery from Planet Labs showing an area about 2.5km northeast of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. In the August 25 image, a large excavation is visible and three IDF vehicles are visible nearby. Just northwest of that, an IDF outpost is also visible.
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Something to note on the Nasser Hospital attack — there's a direct line of sight to the Reuters livestream position to a large IDF excavation northeast of the hospital. The livestream had even filmed what appear to be two IDF tanks moving in the area on Aug 21: www.youtube.com/live/uN78d9M...
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Just for awareness of the area around Nasser Hospital and central/northern Khan Yunis, there's some partial @planet.com SkySat from yesterday showing an IDF outpost about 2.5km NE of the hospital and the heavy destruction that's taken place since June.

Most recent SkySat over Nasser was August 4.
A composite of two satellite images from Planet Labs from August 4 and August 24 2025. The satellite images are annotated to show the heavy destruction in the city on August 24 and the overview of the area near Nasser Hospital on August 4. An IDF outpost with vehicles is visible in the August 24 imagery about 2.5km NE of the hospital — previous imagery shows the IDF have been there since early June 2025. Another part of the August 24 imagery is annotated to show the general area where a Reuters cameraman was filming before being hit in today's IDF strike. PlanetScope imagery from August 24 and August 25 shows there's been recent destruction in that area.
August 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Another broadcast from Al Ghad TV showed the double tap as it happened. In the footage, a man holds up camera gear (possibly Al-Masri's) and a man in red (who Reuters says is Khaled) films with his phone. Reuters shared part of what Khaled filmed with his phone here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_pg...
A screenshot from a Reuters video, filmed by Hatem Khaled on his phone, shows a man holding up camera gear after an IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on August 25 2025. About 5 minutes later, another strike hit the same spot, killing journalists and rescue workers. Hatem Khaled was injured in the second strike. A screenshot from an Al Ghad TV broadcast filming after the IDF hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on August 25 2025 in a strike killing a Reuters journalist. In the screenshot, a man is holding up camera gear. About 5 minutes later, another strike hit the same spot, killing journalists and rescue workers.
August 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It appears the IDF are conducting more earthworks on top of Tell Ali Muntar, potentially further damaging a Bronze Age-era archeological hill in what little remains of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood.

Michael Press shared some of the history of the site here:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
An August 8 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. Much of the buildings surrounding the hill have been destroyed. There are temporary structures visible at an apparent IDF outpost on top of the hill. An August 16 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. Much of the buildings surrounding the hill have been destroyed. The temporary structures on the hill are gone. Part of the hill on the east side has been disturbed in an apparent earthworks effort. An August 17 2025 SkySat satellite image from Planet Labs showing part of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood where the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar is located. Much of the buildings surrounding the hill have been destroyed. The temporary structures on the hill are gone, though small vehicles appear to be present. Part of the hill on the east side has been disturbed in an apparent earthworks effort and it appears there are heavy vehicles present.
August 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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It's important that @itvnews.bsky.social was able to film the devastation in Gaza, but I'd note the buildings identified as the Turkish Hospital in their video at the 1:19 timestamp is incorrect.

The hospital is nearby at 31.4778, 34.4162. The buildings they highlight are at 31.4769, 34.4081.
Annotated SkySat satellite imagery from Planet Labs from August 1 2025 showing northern Al-Zahraa, a city in northern Gaza that has mostly been destroyed by the IDF. The annotation shows the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital and an inset image from the ITV News report showing a set of destroyed buildings to the west.
August 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM