Over 70 Bodies Recovered from Jabalia Camp Following Withdrawal of Occupation Forces

Ambulance and civil defense teams in the Gaza Strip on Friday recovered the bodies of dozens of martyrs, following the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the Jabalia camp, north of the Strip. The crews recovered the bodies of more than 70 people, including 20 children, and are currently searching for dozens of missing persons among the rubble of homes, shelter centres, schools and hospitals, which were not spared from bombing and destruction, as well as clinics, headquarters and centers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which was also not spared from sabotage, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported. The ugliness of the atrocities and crimes committed by the occupation forces, and the the massive destruction and vandalism they inflicted on homes, service and public facilities, were revealed after the retreat of military vehicles from Jabalia town and its camp, and the neighboring town of Beit Lahia to the north. Over the course of 20 days, the oc cupation forces wreaked sabotage and destruction in Jabalia camp, using a scorched earth policy, causing the death and injury of hundreds, the forced displacement of about 200,000 Palestinians, the destruction of entire residential squares, and the burning and bombing of public and service facilities. From its horror, the scene seemed as if the area was hit by a devastating earthquake. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that it had received horrific reports from Jabalia camp regarding the death and injury of children who were taking shelter in a school affiliated with it, which had been surrounded by Israeli tanks during the past weeks. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since last October 7 had risen to 36,284 thousand deaths, in addition to 82,057 injuries. The unprecedented Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip by sea, land and air has continued since the last October 7, leaving t ens of thousands of deaths, injured and missing people, and massive destruction in infrastructure, facilities and vital installations, in addition to the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe it caused in the Strip as a result of the cessation of supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel. Source: Qatar News Agency