9,500 Missing Under The Rubble in Gaza

CROSSFIREARABIA – More than 9,500 Palestinians remain missing under the rubble of Gaza according to the Gaza Media Office.

This is while the Gaza Health Ministry stated Sunday, only 726 bodies were recovered since the 10 October, 2025 ceasefire deal was signed with Israel. This is because Israel refuses to allow equipment into the territory to help in the removal of the mass debris and rubble.

Local authorities are finding it very difficult to search for the bodies under the massive rubble created by Israel’s genocidal war on the strip that resulted in the killing of more than 72,000 Palestinians and the wounding of over 171,000 others.

The destructive war, started soon after 7 October, 2023 caused widespread destruction affecting 90% of the civilian infrastructure.

The UN estimates that approximately $70 billion would be required for the reconstruction of Gaza.

The UNDP estimates that Gaza lies in ruins at between 61 million to 68 million tons of rubble putting the enclave human development back by nearly 70 years.