2024-04-27 17:06:25
The United Nations estimated the volume of rubble and rubble that must be removed in the Gaza Strip at about 37 million tons, as the intense Israeli bombing and destruction of buildings has continued since October 7, 2023.
“We estimated that there were 37 million tons of rubble, or about 300 kilograms of rubble per square meter, in the Gaza Strip, which before the war was densely populated and urban,” said Per Lodhamar, an official at the United Nations Mine Action Service.
He pointed out during a regular press statement to the United Nations in Geneva that “removing it will take 14 years,” assuming the use of about 100 trucks. He stressed that the unexploded ordnance was mixed with the rubble, which will greatly complicate the task.
Lodhamar considered that “no less than 10%” of the munitions fired in the conflict do not explode, and thus constitute a constant threat to the population, to the teams responsible for searching the rubble to recover the bodies of the victims, and to the workers assigned to remove the rubble.
He talked about a recent meeting held in Amman with the United Nations Development Program and non-governmental organizations, devoted to searching for the best ways to deal with this rubble mixed with explosives, and this comes “in preparation for what might happen and for intervention in Gaza.”
The official’s statement is based on his experience in this field, as he had previously undertaken the same mission in Iraq, “but on a smaller scale.” He explained that “65% of the destroyed buildings are residential” in the Gaza Strip.
In a related context, the Executive Director of Amnesty International in the United States, Paul O’Brien, said that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza using American munitions.
O’Brien pointed out that Amnesty International’s research confirms that the Israeli army committed war crimes against the Palestinians.
The Executive Director of Amnesty International added: “For this reason, we call on the United States to stop sending weapons with which war crimes are committed.”
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that has left tens of thousands dead and wounded, most of them children and women.
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2024-04-27 17:06:25