Gaza Herald – The remains of 19 Palestinians, including eight women and four children, have been recovered from beneath the ruins of the Karam residential building in Gaza City, as rescue teams continue the difficult task of retrieving victims buried under the destruction left by Israeli genocide.
Gaza’s Civil Defense teams completed four consecutive days of search operations at the building on Industry Street, recovering the remains of the 19 victims despite severely limited equipment and dangerous working conditions.
Colonel Mohammed Abu Dan, executive supervisor of the project to recover victims from beneath the rubble, said the operation at the site had been completed, with specialized teams now preparing to move to another location in Gaza City to continue the search.
The recovery effort highlights one of Gaza’s most enduring consequences of the genocide: thousands of Palestinians remain beneath collapsed homes and buildings, their families still waiting for their remains to be recovered and given a proper burial.
Civil Defense and emergency crews continue to work across Gaza, but the scale of destruction and the severe shortage of heavy machinery and rescue equipment have made recovery operations extremely difficult.
Authorities estimate that around 15,000 Palestinians remain buried beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings across the Gaza Strip, with rescue teams unable to reach many of the sites.
The latest recovery comes days after families in Gaza held the funeral for 112 Palestinians from the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recovered after weeks of searches beneath the ruins of an entire residential area in Al-Sabra. The area was destroyed by intense Israeli bombardment on November 22, 2023.
That attack killed 308 Palestinians, including 44 children under the age of 16, 37 women and more than 10 Palestinians with disabilities, while rescue teams were prevented from reaching the site at the time.
For families across Gaza, the war has not ended when the bombing stops. For thousands still beneath the rubble, the final chapter remains a search for their remains, and the right to be brought home and buried with dignity.
