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Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

At least 13,600 people remain unaccounted for in Gaza due to bombings and detentions, with families struggling amid limited DNA testing and restricted information access.

  • On Feb. 22, 2025, thousands in Gaza are still searching for relatives missing nearly two years into the war, with Mohammad and Tahani al-Najjar seeking their son Ahmad at Muwasi camp.
  • Rights groups say Israel is ` 'disappearing' ` hundreds and restricts DNA-testing supplies, hampering identification efforts amid 6,000 reported buried under rubble in Gaza.
  • Mohammad al-Najjar fled southern Gaza with six children and later found his son Ahmad, 23, missing; he said, `It is as if the earth has swallowed him`.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross lists at least 7,000 unresolved missing cases, while Gaza Health Ministry reports some 6,000 others missing, leaving many fates unknown.
  • Calls for state responsibility come amid relatives pledging to keep searching, with Kathryne Bomberger urging Israel as occupying power to find missing persons and Fadwa al-Ghalban vowing to resume digging if there is a new ceasefire.
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