GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Gaza Civil Defense crews recovered 11 bodies on Wednesday evening from beneath the rubble of the Al-Sawafiri family home in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood after three consecutive days of fieldwork.
Mohammad Abu Dan, executive supervisor of the Civil Defense project to recover the bodies of Palestinians from beneath the rubble, said specialized teams had completed their work at the Al-Sawafiri home and moved to another site in Gaza City to continue search and recovery operations.
The operation is part of the Civil Defense’s project to recover the bodies of Palestinians buried beneath the rubble amid widespread destruction, difficult field conditions, and severe shortages of equipment and resources.
Civil Defense crews had previously conducted field inspections of eight completely destroyed homes where the bodies of approximately 170 Palestinians are believed to remain buried beneath the rubble.
The inspections are intended to determine intervention priorities, coordinate technical and engineering work, and identify the equipment needed to begin search and recovery operations, according to those involved.
Field teams are continuing their work under the project to recover the remains of victims and return them to their families for proper burial.
According to Gaza’s Palestinian Ministry of Health, 1,273 Palestinians have been killed and 4,223 wounded since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, while the bodies of 813 victims have been recovered.
The cumulative toll since the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, has reached 73,407 Palestinians killed and 174,335 wounded.
