GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, revealed that approximately 8,000 bodies remain trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings across various parts of the territory, despite ongoing search and recovery efforts.
In press statements issued on Thursday, Basal explained that Civil Defense crews continue to operate under extremely difficult conditions and with limited resources, hindering access to many devastated sites. He added that more than 3,000 people are still listed as missing, with no confirmed information about their fate, whether they are alive, have been killed, or have been detained.
He further noted that hundreds of bodies have decomposed or become unrecognizable during recovery operations due to the prolonged time period and the difficulty of removing debris amid severe shortages of heavy machinery and necessary technical equipment.
