Satellite imagery analysed by Al Jazeera's Digital Investigations Unit reveals that Israel is rapidly expanding military fortifications across Gaza — including in Rafah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City — while civilian reconstruction has ground to a halt. The findings, drawn from Planet Labs and Sentinel Hub imagery taken between late February and mid-March 2026, document paved roads, watchtowers, new trench systems, and concrete boundary markers pushed hundreds of metres beyond ceasefire lines into areas designated for Palestinian habitation. The developments contrast sharply with US-backed plans to rebuild Gaza, including Jared Kushner's AI-rendered vision of a "New Rafah" featuring luxury towers — a project humanitarian groups say has failed to make any measurable impact, with Gaza's health ministry reporting over 750 deaths since a nominal ceasefire began.