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High-resolution imagery can be of vital importance to open source researchers who use satellite photographs to corroborate what exactly is happening during times of conflict. For example, new satellite images show the aftermath of Israel's bombing of a tower block in Gaza. Researchers regularly compare historical satellite images to present-day ones to study environmental destruction, the creation of military bases, mass grave sites, new building developments, the destruction caused by war, and other things that are in the public interest.Do you know anything else about high-resolution satellite imagery in Gaza or Israel? We’d love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, OTR chat on jfcox@jabber.ccc.de, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.
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