Unexploded munitions threaten civilians in Gaza, aid group warns
An international aid organization says unexploded munitions left by Israeli forces after 15 months of the regime’s genocidal war on Gaza threaten the lives of thousands of civilians.
On Saturday, Simon Elmont, a de-mining specialist with Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion, described the volume of ordnance dropped on Gaza as mind-boggling and noted that nine to 13 percent of those munitions do not explode on initial impact.
“It is going to be tens of thousands of unexploded ordnance, that’s for sure,” he told AFP.
The organization noted that much of the unexploded munitions lie mainly within the rubble and underneath the surface of Gaza.
It warned of the risk of multiple deaths and injuries as hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return home to recover their belongings and try to rebuild.
The organization said making Gaza safe from unexploded bombs is especially difficult because it is impossible to evacuate the population from the territories to be decontaminated.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has resulted in the death of at least 48,181 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injury of 111,638 others since early October 2023.
A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement went into effect in Gaza on January 19, halting Israel’s aggressive campaign against the coastal region.
The first 42-day phase of the ceasefire agreement calls for 33 Israeli captives and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners to be released.
So far, the agreement has held, but US President Donald Trump’s proposal to clear Gaza of its inhabitants and take over the territory is creating hiccups amid widespread denunciation around the world.
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