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Families Receive Bodies of Palestinians Recovered From Gaza Rubble
About 100 Palestinians who died during the war were brought back to their families in Gaza City.
Rescue workers found many of the bodies under houses that had collapsed.
The bodies were placed near a mosque so relatives could look for loved ones.
Maryam al-Balawi found her husband and three children after waiting for about a year.
She said only one of her daughters is still alive.
Her surviving daughter misses her father and cries for him every day.
Workers are still searching through many destroyed buildings.
They have only a small number of old machines to help them.
Heavy equipment has also been difficult to bring into Gaza.
Around 100 Palestinian bodies were brought to Gaza City after being recovered from beneath homes destroyed during the war.
The bodies were displayed near the Imam al-Shafi'i Mosque in Zeitoun, where relatives searched for missing family members.
Maryam Hassan al-Balawi identified the remains of her husband and three children after waiting about a year.
Gaza Civil Defence teams are searching collapsed buildings despite having few excavators and aging equipment.
Restrictions on bringing in heavy machinery have made recovery efforts more difficult.
- Who
- Gaza Civil Defence teams recovered the remains of Palestinians killed during the war, including members of Maryam Hassan al-Balawi's family.
- What
- Around 100 bodies were recovered from beneath destroyed homes and returned for relatives to identify and bury.
- Where
- The bodies were laid out near the Imam al-Shafi'i Mosque in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
- When
- The bodies were brought to Gaza City on Saturday, about a year after some families lost their relatives.
- Why
- Recovery teams are trying to locate Palestinians believed to remain buried beneath buildings destroyed in Israeli attacks.
Key facts
- Bodies recovered
- Around 100 Palestinian bodies
- Recovery location
- Collapsed homes and buildings in Gaza
- Public display
- Near the Imam al-Shafi'i Mosque in southeastern Zeitoun
- Family wait
- Maryam Hassan al-Balawi waited about one year to find her family's bodies
- Family identified
- Her husband Mahmoud Balaawi and children Hala, Maya and Mohamed
- Recovery agency
- Gaza Civil Defence teams
- Main obstacle
- A shortage of excavators and aging equipment, alongside restrictions on heavy machinery
Quotes
Maryam Hassan al-Balawi
A Palestinian woman whose husband and three children were killed in the war
“Our entire life is gone. My husband was martyred and my children were martyred. I have no life left. My daughter cries every day, she wants her father”
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“My husband told me to cover and bury his body before he was martyred”
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