US EditionClearing Gaza’s Surface of Bombs Will Take up to 30 Years, Aid Group
Aid groups warn clearance could span 20 to 30 years due to restricted permissions and the vast amount of underground explosives, with over 20,000 unexploded munitions in Gaza.
- This month, aid groups note that Nick Orr, Explosive Ordnance Disposal expert at Humanity & Inclusion, said surface clearance in Gaza Strip could take 20 to 30 years as a generational task after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
- Full clearance faces limits because explosive remnants lie subterranean and Israeli authorities restrict imports by blocking dual-use items, aid groups said.
- Orr will join a seven-person team that will begin identifying war remnants in hospitals and bakeries next week and is seeking permission to import supplies to burn ordnance.
- Aid groups including Oxfam report more than 53 people have been killed and hundreds injured by lethal remnants, while supplies entering Gaza fail nutritional needs and parts of the Gaza Strip face famine.
- Observers warn the scale means `It’s going to be a very small chipping away at a very big problem,` while COGAT did not respond to requests for comment, and Bahaa Zaqout of Palestinian NGO PARC said the situation remains catastrophic.
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Around 20,000 unexploded ordnance endangering Gaza: rights group
Palestinians in Gaza continue to face grave dangers from tens of thousands of unexploded ordnance left scattered across the territory following Israel’s two-year offensive, a human rights group warned on Friday. The Gaza Rights Centre (GRC) said the remnants pose a daily threat to civilians, hinder humanitarian efforts, and obstruct rescue operations, debris clearance, and attempts to restore normal life for families returning to their homes. Th…
Experts say clearing all unexploded bombs from Gaza could take 30 years ?
Clearing the surface of Gaza of unexploded ordnance will likely take between 20 to 30 years, according to an official with aid group Humanity & Inclusion who described the enclave as a “horrific, unmapped minefield”.
Clearing Gaza’s surface of bombs will take up to 30 years, aid group
GENEVA: Clearing the surface of Gaza of unexploded ordnance will likely take between 20 to 30 years, according to an official with aid group Humanity & Inclusion, describing the enclave as a “horrific, unmapped minefield.” More than 53 people have been killed and hundreds injured by lethal remnants from the two-year Israel-Hamas war, according to a UN-led database, which is
Humanity & Inclusion describes the enclave as a “horrible uncartographed minefield” while more than 53 people have been killed by remnants of war
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