Speaking at a meeting in Geneva (Switzerland), senior official Pehr Lodhammar of the United Nations Mine Action Agency (UNMAS) estimated that the Hamas-Israel conflict left about 37 million tons of debris in Gaza, according to Reuters.
Mr. Lodhammar also said that while it is impossible to determine the exact number of unexploded ordnance found in Gaza, it is expected that it could take 14 years under certain conditions to clear debris, including debris. rubble from destroyed buildings.
Saving the life of a fetus from a mother killed by Israeli bombs in Gaza
Israel launched a military operation against Hamas in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. That attack left 1,200 people dead and more than 250 taken to Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli estimates. As of now, Hamas is said to still be holding 129 hostages.
Meanwhile, Reuters cited the latest data from the Gaza Health Authority saying that at least 34,356 Palestinians have been killed and 77,368 injured in Israel’s military attack on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Palestinians on April 22 sit next to the rubble of a residential building destroyed by Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has turned much of the narrow coastal territory of 2.3 million people into a desolate wasteland with most civilians homeless, hungry and at risk of disease. disease, according to Reuters.
World Food Program (WFP) Deputy Director Carl Skau said on April 25 that the northern Gaza Strip is still facing the risk of famine and believes it is necessary to bring more nutritional and medical aid into Gaza to prevent the risk. This.
The Israeli army last week announced that eight trucks carrying WFP flour to Gaza for the first time traveled from the country’s Ashdod port through the Erez border gate.
US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood told the UN Security Council on April 24 that Israel has taken some positive steps in accessing aid, “but not enough and not fast enough”. Mr. Wood emphasized that Israel needs to act immediately to open more land border gates, according to Reuters.
