Gaza faces possible partition as peace efforts falter: Report
Gaza could face a de facto partition between Israeli and Hamas-controlled areas as efforts to advance President Trump’s peace plan face challenges, Reuters reported.
Six European officials told the news agency the plan has stalled and reconstruction will likely be limited to Israeli-controlled territory.
Israel currently controls just over half of Gaza, separated by a “yellow line”, including farmland and parts of Gaza City, with nearly two million Palestinians crammed into the remaining areas under Hamas control.
Many Palestinians do not know the exact location of the yellow line, nor is it clearly marked in all areas. Nevertheless, Israeli troops continue to attack and kill Palestinians it says stray too close to the boundary.
Gaza civil defence says nearly three dozen bodies uncovered in Gaza City
The rescue organisation says in a statement on Telegram that it transferred the bodies of 35 unidentified Palestinians to al-Shifa Hospital, where efforts will be made to confirm their identities.
It said that they were previously buried in the yard of the Sheikh Radwan Clinic in western Gaza City, and that after 48 hours, they will be transferred to a cemetery in Deir el-Balah for permanent interment.
There are estimated to be thousands of bodies of missing people still buried under rubble across Gaza after two years of Israel’s genocidal war.
Identification challenges deepen grief for Gaza families
Getting closure remains a distant prospect for families in Gaza, who have been visiting Nasser Hospital, morgues and identification rooms in search of their loved ones, trying to recognise their remains through fragments, personal belongings, scars, pieces of clothing or injuries.
Forensic experts are facing severe challenges, including the decomposition of bodies and a shortage of DNA testing equipment. This has left families in a state of deep uncertainty, especially mothers who continue to return to Gaza’s hospitals hoping to find their loved ones, only to go back to their shelters each time with broken hearts.
Gaza Health Ministry reports 6,000 amputees need urgent rehabilitation
Gaza’s Health Ministry has documented 6,000 amputee cases requiring immediate long-term rehabilitation programmes as medical resources fall critically short.
The ministry announced in a statement today that children account for a quarter of all amputations, while women represent nearly 13 percent of cases. Insufficient medical equipment and assistive devices are compounding the trauma faced by those who lost limbs.
