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SvennoJ on 21 January 2025
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Gaza’s civil defence retrieves 66 more bodies from under rubble

Gaza’s civil defence says its crews dug up 66 bodies under the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings yesterday. Fifty-eight of the bodies were in southern Gaza, while eight were in the north, it said.

Due to heavy bombardment, many of these bodies had been left under the ruins for months, complicating the process of identifying them.


A Palestinian walks near a destroyed building, in Bureij, central Gaza, on January 20


Isreali army issues number of rules, threats for Gaza residents

The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, has issued a statement with the following points:

  • According to the [ceasefire] agreement, [Israeli] forces will remain deployed in specific areas in the Gaza Strip.
  • Do not approach [the] forces in the area until further notice. Approaching the forces exposes you to danger.
  • Movement from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip or towards the Netzarim road remains dangerous in light of [military] activity in the area.
  • If Hamas adheres to all the details of the agreement, then starting next week, the residents of the Gaza Strip will be able to return to the northern part of the Strip, and directives will be issued in this regard.
  • In the southern Gaza Strip, it is dangerous to approach the Rafah crossing area, the Philadelphi Corridor, and all areas where forces are concentrated.
  • In the marine area along the sector, there is a great risk of fishing, swimming and diving and we warn against entering the sea in the coming days.
  • It is forbidden to approach Israeli territory and the buffer zone. Approaching the buffer zone is extremely dangerous.


Israeli drone, gunfire injures 2 people in Gaza: Report

Despite the ceasefire, two people have been injured in Gaza by Israeli military fire, Wafa reports.

Off the coast of Gaza City, a Palestinian fisherman was hurt by Israeli gunfire, according to Wafa. And near Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, a drone injured another civilian, it said.

The attacks add to a series of casualties in the enclave since the ceasefire came into effect.

As we reported earlier, Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinians, including a child, in Rafah.


‘There is nothing’: Displaced Palestinians return to ‘ghost towns’

As Gaza residents return to their hometowns for the first time in months, many are finding their neighbourhoods in ruins with no access to water, electricity or sanitation services.

“We wanted to come back to put up a tent during the ceasefire,” Hussein Baraka, a displaced Palestinian from Rafah whose home was destroyed in the war, told Al Jazeera. “It became a ghost town. There is no water. There is nothing. There isn’t even any level ground you can stay on.”

Mohammed al-Ballas, whose home was also destroyed in the area, added: “There aren’t any of the necessities for life here. … If you tried to keep an animal here, it would not survive.”


Mahmoud Abdalal started to clear the rubble of his house in Gaza City on January 21


Israel’s war on Gaza killed 214 children born after October 7: Media Office

Gaza’s Government Media Office has published the statistics of the war. Here are the key points:

  • Israeli forces killed all members of 2,092 Palestinian families.
  • 214 babies were born and killed since October 7, 2023.
  • 44 other children died due to malnutrition.
  • Eight people, including seven children, died from severe cold weather in their tents.
  • 1,155 medical staff, 94 civil defence employees, and 205 journalists were killed by Israel.
  • 4,500 people, 18 percent of them children, had amputations.
  • 70 percent of the victims killed were children and women.
  • 3,500 children are at risk of death due to malnutrition and a lack of food.
  • 12,700 wounded people need to travel abroad for treatment.
  • 12,500 cancer patients are facing death and need treatment.
  • 3,000 patients with various diseases need treatment abroad.
  • 2,136,026 cases of infectious diseases have occurred due to displacement.
  • There have been 71,338 cases of hepatitis B due to displacement.
  • 60,000 pregnant women are at risk due to a lack of healthcare.
  • 350,000 chronic patients are at risk due to the Israeli prevention of the entry of medicines.
  • 88 percent of Gaza was destroyed.
  • Initial direct losses amount to $38bn.