GAZA: The civil defence agency in Gaza on Friday said that about 40 bodies had been found in an initial search of two Gaza City districts after Israeli forces ended an offensive.
Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the bodies were found in the Al-Sinaa and Tal al-Hawa districts. The agency and residents said Israeli forces had pulled out after days of battle.
“Up to now, about 40 bodies have been found,” Bassal said, adding that dozens more were feared buried under the rubble.
Israeli forces moved into Tal al-Hawa this week again after asking civilians to evacuate on Monday. Residents have reported widespread destruction in the area. Israel has already declared Gaza City a dangerous war zone.
Bassal went on to say there are many calls for help but the agency cannot reach them due to a shortage of staff.
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He went on to say that the Sabha Medical Centre, near the Gaza City district of Shujaiya, which helps 60,000 residents, had been completely destroyed in the new Israeli offensive. “And the corpses under the rubble speed up the spread of disease,” he added.
According to Gaza health ministry said 32 bodies had been shifted to different hospitals across the besieged territory following night-time Israeli air strikes and bombing.
On Thursday, the civil defence agency said 60 bodies had been found in Shujaiya after an Israeli strike.
Israel’s war on Gaza, now in its 280th day, has killed at least 38,345 Palestinians majority of them women and children and injured 88,295, with more than 10,000 estimated to be buried under the debris and 9,500 abducted by Tel Aviv.
