Remote Sensing in the News: Gaza Aid Massacre

     In this New York Times article from February 29, 2024, aerial photography is used to piece together the events that led up to the massacre of hundreds of civilians attempting to receive aid. The article references multiple examples of remotely sensed data. First, it references the drone footage published by the Israeli army. They note that this footage was spliced together and is missing key moments. Some of this footage is included in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Drone Footage from IDF

    Additionally, this article references social media videos and a video from Al Jazeera. This aims to fill in the gaps left from the IDF footage that cuts out certain sections. They combine this information with an aerial photo of the Gaza Strip to visualize the unfolded events. This is shown in Figure 2. 

Figure 2: Combing satellite data with other footage to visualize the tragic massacre of over 100 starving civilians attempting to receive aid. 

    The use of remotely sensed data and aerial photography is useful in this sense as it provides a full picture of the massacre rather than the parts the IDF wanted to be released. 

Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/29/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-trucks-map.html