Israel-Hamas war updates: Some 8,000 people missing in debris from bombing

About 70% of the dead and missing are women and children, their bodies trapped in the vast destruction, says Hamas.

Rafah house targeted in Israeli air attack
By Usaid Siddiqui and Virginia Pietromarchi
Published On 16 Dec 2023
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  • More than 8,000 people are missing under the rubble from Israel’s incessant bombardment of Gaza, about 70 percent being women and children, a Hamas official says.