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Civil defence teams in Gaza recover remains of 55 strike victims

Al Jazeera reports that emergency crews retrieved 55 bodies from a site hit in 2023.

The short version

  • Civil defence workers in Gaza City recovered the remains of 55 members of the Malka family from a building struck in November 2023.[Al Jazeera]
  • A recovery supervisor stated that personnel searched for over 60 victims over a 72-hour period.[Al Jazeera]
  • Between 10,000 and 14,000 people are estimated by health authorities and UN agencies to remain missing under rubble across Gaza.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Gaza civil defence teams recovered 55 bodies from a residential home struck by an Israeli air strike on November 19, 2023.[Al Jazeera]
  • The victims found during the 72-hour operation were all members of the Malka family sheltering inside the residence.[Al Jazeera]
  • Gaza's Ministry of Health, aid groups, and UN agencies estimate that 10,000 to 14,000 people remain missing under rubble throughout the territory.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The exact total number of individuals remaining unrecovered beneath rubble across Gaza remains an estimate ranging from 10,000 to 14,000.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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