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GAZA CITY. – The Palestinian Civil Defense says its teams recovered bodies of more than 70 people killed in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip during the Israeli army’s 20-day assault on the refugee camp.
The Israeli army had earlier completely withdrawn from the camp area and its surroundings after the offensive, according to an Anadolu correspondent.
In a statement, Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said most of the corpses found belong to women and children.
Thirty of them belonged to the Asaliyya family, including 22 women and children.
“Our teams have not yet finished their work in Jabalia, and continue to look for more martyrs under the rubble of destroyed homes.”
He described Jabalia as a “disaster area” due to the Israeli military operation, which he said destroyed the camp’s infrastructure, including water and electricity networks and health facilities.
Local authorities in Gaza said earlier that the Israeli army “implemented a scorched-earth policy” during its incursion into the Jabalia refugee camp as it left immense destruction in the camp’s homes and infrastructure.
Israel has continued its brutal offensive on Gaza since October last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire. – Wires
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter