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“APCs were packed with one to three tons of explosives and detonated. Unleashing a blast could be similar to the power of a 2,000-pound air-delivered bomb.”

Reuters describe how the Israeli occupation was re-purposing aging Armored Personnel Carriers, packing them with up to three tons of explosives, and detonating them remotely - unleashing blasts two experts said were similar to a 2,000‑pound air‑delivered bomb in Gaza City in the months before the October ceasefire.

Gaza civil defense reported that Israeli occupation forces detonated up to 20 of these vehicles each day in residential areas in the final few days before the October ceasefire.

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NEW | Satellite imagery analysis by Reuters showed that about 650 buildings in Sabra, Tel-al-Hawa and surrounding areas were destroyed in the six weeks between September 1 and October 11.

International law scholars, the UN human rights office, and military experts say Israel’s use of massive explosives in densely populated neighborhoods violated core principles of international humanitarian law, including proportionality and the protection of civilian infrastructure.

UN officials stress that unproven claims of booby traps or past sniper use do not justify widescale demolition. Without clear military necessity, the destruction of civilian homes amounts to wanton damage to property, a prosecutable war crime.

The scale of devastation underscores the warning: 81% of Gaza’s buildings have been damaged or destroyed, with Gaza City suffering the heaviest destruction in recent months, according to UN satellite data.

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