Currently Online 
Loss of 70,000 lives resonates throughout all aspects of society in Gaza
The consequences of the killing of 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza are long term.
As depressing as it sounds, 70,000 people killed is still a conservative reading. The reality on the ground is even more shocking. Many people are still missing – trapped, buried under rubble.
In the opening week of the genocide, the Israeli army flattened entire neighbourhoods in northern Gaza without giving people sufficient time to flee.
The consequences of these 70,000 deaths ripple across all aspects of life in Gaza. We see it on a daily basis – economic productivity collapsing entirely, the social fabric destroyed. Schools not functioning; parents and families struggling.
A whole society has been curtailed.
Bodies of thousands of Palestinians remain trapped under the rubble
A small number of bodies of missing Palestinians have been recovered from under the rubble of homes.
That was possible because their families knew when they fled the horror of the bombardment, that they left behind some of their loved ones who wanted to stay and avoid being forcibly displaced.
But it’s only limited to these families. There’s still close to 10,000 people missing under the rubble. Without proper equipment and heavy machinery, people rely on whatever is available – manually operated tools or even the use of bare hands.
The Civil Defence lacks the machinery needed to remove large piles of rubble to help these families get closure and give their loved ones a proper burial.
The trucks, bulldozers and heavy equipment we see are limited to use in the search efforts to recover the bodies of Israeli captives, and are not allowed to operate in areas where thousands of Palestinians remain buried.
Overcrowding and dire conditions in Gaza’s makeshift tent camps
A tent camp housing displaced Palestinians stretches across Gaza City
Sewage overflows in a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip
Makeshift tents for displaced Palestinians stand among the ruins left by Israeli air strikes in the al-Karama neighbourhood of Gaza City
