How the Israeli Hostage Rescue Led to One of Gaza’s Deadliest Days

Methodology

The Times verified and analyzed more than 60 user-generated videos, wire footage taken in Nuseirat on June 8 and footage captured by a Times reporter in Nuseirat showing damage to structures. Reporters geolocated the sites, cross referencing the videos with damage visible in satellite images taken on June 1, June 7, June 9 and June 10 to map both the strike locations and buildings damaged or destroyed by the June 8 operation.

The analysis concluded that there were at least 19 strikes and at least 42 buildings damaged or destroyed. Because the map zooms to areas with the largest cluster of strikes and damaged or destroyed buildings, the total numbers are not visible in the article.

The Times also used the videos to map where victims’ bodies were seen after the June 8 operation. The videos and images shown in the article were provided to The Times by witnesses, taken by a Times reporter in Gaza, publicly released by the Israeli military and police, posted on social media or distributed by newswires. Some of these videos were verified by The Times after their sites were first geolocated by online analysts, including fdov and Anno Nemo.

The satellite image used as the base map for the article was captured on June 10 by Planet Labs.