Israel's war on Gaza: Before and after satellite images reveal the extent of ruin to civilian infrastructure

Gaza, home to some 2.3 million people, bears little resemblance to what it was a year ago.

Israeli attacks have reduced entire neighbourhoods to rubble, erased centuries-old mosques and churches and destroyed vital agricultural lands. The scale of destruction in this small area of just 365sq km (141sq miles) is so immense that many residents cannot return home - and likely won't be able to for the foreseeable future.

Satellite images from Al Jazeera’s digital investigation team, Sanad, reveal cratered terrain, scorched farmlands and the grey ruins of flattened buildings.