More than 70% of those killed by the Israeli offensive in northern Gaza remain under the rubble, according to the Civil Defense

MADRID Dec. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip reported this Tuesday that the bodies of more than 70 percent of the fatalities in the north of the enclave still lie under the rubble due to the military offensive launched by the Israeli Army after the attacks. of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on October 7, 2023.

“More than 70 percent of the martyrs who died during the ongoing aggression against the northern Gaza Strip remain under the rubble of houses and have not been recovered,” spokesman Mahmoud Basal told the Palestinian newspaper Filastin. ‘.

The organization estimated last April that the number of unrecovered bodies was more than 10,000, a figure that Basal said has likely increased significantly due to Israel’s intensification of attacks in the past two months against Beit Lahiya, Jabalia and Beit Hanun. , in the north of the Palestinian enclave, which have left more than 3,700 fatalities.

Likewise, the spokesperson pointed out that the organization continues to receive “calls from citizens stating that they are alive under the rubble” and has called on the “world” to “intervene immediately and urgently” before they die.

In addition, the bombings and “bloody massacres” of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) are preventing Civil Defense teams from accessing the north and helping the wounded or providing assistance, since it is not allowing the entry of basic goods, ” in addition to continuing to directly and deliberately attack Civil Defense teams,” he denounced.

The health authorities of the Gaza Strip reported this Sunday that nearly 44,470 people have died and 105,358 have been injured as a result of the military operation launched by Israeli forces on the Palestinian enclave in response to attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian militias. on October 7.