Images released by the United Nations Institute of Training and Research show the extent of the damage done by Israel’s military campaign to parts of the Gaza Strip
![Destruction in Gaza on 26 July](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406896793708/ee30d785-0ea8-4a88-aee3-c71d01d685cc-460x276.jpeg)
The United Nations Institute of Training and Research has released before and after images of parts of the Gaza Strip, highlighting the extent of the destruction.
![Gaza map](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894518827/537ea84f-c49e-4f00-81f4-fb2c97aac5dd-345x420.png)
An image of the area of Shujai’iya on 6 July, before the start of Israeli air strikes.
![1Before_gaza_city](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894167442/8bfd546f-8568-412a-9d32-2f5bfe1a83a3-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
The same area 19 days later, during the strikes, with blocks of buildings razed to the ground.
![1After_gaza_city](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894232694/2f81f954-220c-4644-9c1e-6b7e9576faa4-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
A satellite photograph of al-Bureij, a Palestinian refugee camp, on July 6th.
![2Before-Bureij](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894267337/10ec76b8-635d-45a9-aaca-7bbbe9c46b2c-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
A picture taken on 12 July, 4 days after the launch of the Israeli military operation shows a series of destroyed buildings.
![2After_Bureij](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894299194/75d66b45-66c3-41e1-98cb-3fc49e5db314-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
A pre-crisis photograph from 6 July showing Beit Hanoun, a city on the north-east edge of the Gaza Strip.
![3Before_beit_hanoun](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894330316/36e3fa79-f876-4586-a9f0-166e4aebdd33-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
A shot of the same area on 25 July shows that many of the buildings have been destroyed.
![3After_beit_hanoun](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894359631/f2e34935-6056-40b3-bd4f-84307fc39b79-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
An area of the city of Beit Lahiya before the crisis.
![4Before_beit_lahiya](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894381556/91db72c9-2255-4224-81d2-267de16c5d47-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
The same area 19 days later.
![4After_beit_lahiya](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/8/1/1406894471484/95592a97-ab20-4f17-ab04-d21cfdaece00-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg)
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