Gaza Mourns 70 Bodies Recovered from Rubble in Northern Strip

Residents of Gaza mourned the remains of 70 victims recovered from beneath the rubble in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after approximately three years under the debris. The identities of 60 of them have been established.

Civil defense and ambulance teams, with the support of local residents, extracted the remains from several sites in northern Gaza, including the Safa’awa area, Jabalia refugee camp (the Hakoura area and the vicinity of schools), and the city of Beit Lahiya.

Authorities announced that the identities of 60 of the 70 recovered bodies have been determined. The remains belong to several families from the north, including: Nabhan, Abu Warda, Al-Dibs, Al-Yaziji, Salman, Nasr, Al-Ajouri, Al-Nimr, Ba’alouneh, Al-Masri, Al-Sharif, Hassouna, and Jaber.

Prior to the funeral procession, the families of the martyrs paid their final respects on Saturday evening at “Buruk Al-Mahaba” on Safa’awa Street. The funeral ceremonies began on Sunday morning as part of the “Honoring the Martyrs” events, under the slogan “Here are the martyrs… Here is the story,” starting in front of Al-Mahaba Mosque and proceeding to the Faluja cemetery in the north of the Strip for burial.

Civil defense and rescue teams face significant difficulties in extracting the bodies due to widespread destruction and a severe shortage of heavy machinery and equipment needed to clear the rubble, forcing them to rely on manual labor and simple tools.

Civil defense estimates indicate that approximately 8,000 bodies remain trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings across the Strip since the outbreak of the war, amid ongoing field restrictions and bans on access to certain areas east of Salah al-Din Road.