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Rights Group Warns of Widespread Disappearances in Gaza
(MENAFN) Between 2,500 and 3,000 people may have been subjected to enforced disappearance in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war, according to a Palestinian rights organization, which releases the estimate ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
The Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons reaches the figure through an analytical assessment of 317 documented cases. The organization says the findings contain indications that could point to a wider pattern of enforced disappearances across Gaza and warrant further investigation.
The center emphasizes that its analysis relies on cases reported by families of missing individuals as well as incidents documented directly in the field. It also stresses that the sample does not cover every case involving people reported missing or forcibly disappeared in the territory.
Of the 317 cases reviewed, 302 involve men, accounting for 95.27% of the sample, while 15 involve women. The cases also include 41 children and 17 people aged 60 or above.
Gaza City records the highest number of cases with 89, followed by northern Gaza with 74. Khan Younis accounts for 59 cases, while central Gaza records 37 and Rafah 32.
The circumstances surrounding the disappearances vary. At least 76 cases occur during Israeli military raids on homes or the encirclement of residential areas. Another 60 involve people attempting to return to their homes or obtain essential supplies.
A further 42 cases take place during displacement or while individuals pass through military checkpoints, while 39 disappearances occur as people search for food or wait to receive humanitarian assistance.
The Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons reaches the figure through an analytical assessment of 317 documented cases. The organization says the findings contain indications that could point to a wider pattern of enforced disappearances across Gaza and warrant further investigation.
The center emphasizes that its analysis relies on cases reported by families of missing individuals as well as incidents documented directly in the field. It also stresses that the sample does not cover every case involving people reported missing or forcibly disappeared in the territory.
Of the 317 cases reviewed, 302 involve men, accounting for 95.27% of the sample, while 15 involve women. The cases also include 41 children and 17 people aged 60 or above.
Gaza City records the highest number of cases with 89, followed by northern Gaza with 74. Khan Younis accounts for 59 cases, while central Gaza records 37 and Rafah 32.
The circumstances surrounding the disappearances vary. At least 76 cases occur during Israeli military raids on homes or the encirclement of residential areas. Another 60 involve people attempting to return to their homes or obtain essential supplies.
A further 42 cases take place during displacement or while individuals pass through military checkpoints, while 39 disappearances occur as people search for food or wait to receive humanitarian assistance.
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