GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip has called on the United Nations and international humanitarian organizations to pressure Israeli authorities to reveal the fate of the bodies that remain trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Rafah, southern Gaza.
In a press statement on Wednesday, the directorate expressed concerns that Israeli forces may be removing or burying the bodies during ongoing bulldozing operations carried out in preparation for what it refers to as a “green zone.”
The directorate explained that it receives daily appeals from families in Rafah seeking information about the fate of their relatives’ bodies, which remain beneath the debris of homes destroyed during the Israeli military incursion into the area.
In a related development, the Government Media Office in Gaza reported on Tuesday that Israel had committed 2,400 violations of the ceasefire agreement, including killings, arrests, blockades, and starvation.
The Ministry of Health indicated that these violations have left 765 Palestinians killed and 2,140 others injured.
Israel has waged a war of genocide against Gaza’s population since October 7, 2023, with US and European support, engaging in widespread killing, starvation, destruction, displacement, and mass arrests, while ignoring international calls and International Court of Justice orders to cease hostilities. A ceasefire was brokered on October 10, 2025 but Israel violates its provisions on daily basis.
