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Gaza civil defence recovers 55 bodies from rubble

From Der Standard · () German

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Gaza civil defence workers say they recovered the remains of 55 people from the ruins of a residential building in Gaza City.
  • The building was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes two years ago and reportedly housed family members and displaced people during the war.
  • The United Nations says more than 80 percent of buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed.

Gaza civil defence workers say they have recovered the remains of 55 people from the rubble of a residential building in Gaza City.

The building was destroyed in Israeli bombing two years ago. During the Gaza war, family members and internally displaced people were reportedly staying there.

The recovery comes as the United Nations says 82 percent of buildings across the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed.

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