The Death Toll In Gaza Raised To Nearly 62,000 As Thousands Of Missing Palestinians Are Now Presumed Death
Authorities in Gaza have been recovering bodies from under the rubble every day and the death toll has been rising ever since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire
The death toll in Gaza has been raised to nearly 62,000 as thousands of Palestinians who were missing are now presumed dead.
Gaza authorities announced on Sunday, Feb. 2, that the official death toll in Gaza became 61,709.
That number is made up of 47,487 people killed who reached hospitals and another 14,222 people missing under the rubble or on the streets out of reach and now presumed dead.
Since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire which began on Jan. 19, authorities in Gaza have been recovering bodies from under the rubble every day and the death toll has been rising ever since.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 2,092 entire families, wiping them off completely from the civil registry, according to Gaza authorities.
More than 17,881 children have been killed with 214 infants born and killed during the war.
Israel’s attacks have forcibly displaced nearly 1.9 million Palestinians, approximately 90% of Gaza's population.
Palestinians are returning to find their homes reduced to rubble.
The UN estimated that 69% of all of Gaza’s structures have been destroyed with streets and cities barely recognizable.
It will take decades and tens of billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza, according to experts.
US president Donald Trump has been openly calling for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza, saying they should be moved from Gaza to other countries permanently with no possibility of return.
He said on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that the US will “take over” Gaza, “own” it and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
However, Palestinians have strictly rejected Trump’s statement and vowed to “never leave Gaza, no matter what happens,” according to Al Jazeera.
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