The Palestinian Center for Missing Persons warned in a statement about the legal and humanitarian ambiguity regarding the fate of thousands of people in the coastal enclave.

Estimates suggest that the vast majority of them are still under the rubble of homes destroyed by systematic Israeli bombings, the group stated.

It also criticized the continued withholding of information about the fate of women detained by the Israeli army, which “constitutes a serious violation and raises serious concerns about the possibility that some of them may be subjected to enforced disappearance.”

This situation prevents families from knowing the truth and from receiving a proper burial in the event of death, the Center stressed.

The Center called for effective international pressure to fully reveal the fate of all missing persons and to compel Israeli authorities to immediately announce the detention locations of all those arrested in the Gaza Strip.

It also demanded that Israel allow Palestinian Civil Defense teams to work in the destroyed areas to recover victims.

The Palestinian Ministry of Women’s Affairs announced yesterday that more than 12,500 women, including 9,000 mothers, died during the conflict in the coastal enclave.

More than 56,000 children were orphaned after losing one or both parents, while 21,193 women were widowed, further increasing their burden, the Ministry lamented.

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