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A rescuer amid the rubble of a building in the Gaza Strip, June 22, 2024. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Add as preferred on Google Wednesday, Oct. 14I live in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, 500 meters from the Civil Defense center. Like elsewhere in Gaza, the landscape is apocalyptic. Flattened houses and canvas tents crowded with thousands of displaced people stretch as far as the eye can see.This morning, for the 31st consecutive day, six colleagues and I left the center at 9 a.m. with a backhoe to continue recovering the bodies of people killed by Israeli attacks and trapped under the rubble. The Darwish family home stands opposite the school supply shop on Khaled Ibn al-Walid Street. An Israeli airstrike destroyed the building, where 19 people lived, on Jan. 2, 2024. Everyone died instantly. Rescuers recovered 12 bodies from the rubble at the time.We spent the day recovering the seven bodies that had remained buried for nearly three years. We now find only human... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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