Only 726 Bodies Recovered 4 Months After The Ceasefire

CROSSFIREARABIA – Only 726 bodies from under the rubble were uncovered in Gaza. This is a pitiful number since the Gaza ceasefire took effect four months ago on 10 October, 2025.

It is especially disheartening when it is estimated that between 8000 and 10,000 of civilians still lie under the mass tonnage rubble and debris destroyed by Israeli warplanes, tanks and armor.

The process of finding more bodies is especially hampered by Israel which refuses to allow heavy machinary such as excavators, bulldozers and cranes into the Gaza enclave.

These are essential to lift the massive concrete slabs of debris of destroyed high-rise buildings, homes and other civilian infrastructure. Civil defense teams often use rudimentary equipments like shovels, manual saws and their bare hands.

Figures are being revised all the time but the UNDP estimates that the Israeli mass destruction created 61 million tons of wreckage and debris that could take seven years to remove even under ideal conditions.