Turkish disaster relief experts to help search for bodies in Gaza – Middle East live | Gaza

World Health Organization (WHO) He warned that infectious diseases were “out of control”, with only 13 of the region’s 36 hospitals even partially functioning.

“Whether it’s meningitis, diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a tremendous amount of work.” Hanan Balkhyregional manager UN The health organization told Agence France-Presse (AFP): Cairo.

In a separate update, WHO (WHOoPt) in the occupied Palestinian territoriesIt said via social media on Thursday that it had increased the distribution of medical supplies to health facilities since the Gaza ceasefire came into force.

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This week, more than 220 pallets of essential medicines and medical supplies were shipped from our southern warehouse for our partners supporting hospitals in Gaza.

Thanks to @eu_echo [European civil protection and humanitarian aid operations] for your continued support.

Türkiye deployed dozens of disaster relief experts to help search for bodies beneath mountains of rubble Gazalike WE minister Donald Trump warned Hamas On the latest murders in the area on Thursday.

Gaza’s civil defense agency It is estimated that the bodies of approximately 10,000 people are buried under rubble and collapsed buildings. Given the estimated 60 million tons of debris in the area, the task ahead of rescuers is enormous.

Trump called the killings a violation of the ceasefire agreement he spearheaded. Palestine The militant group returned its last 20 surviving hostages. IsraelAccording to the news of Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Hamas said it also returned the bodies of all deceased captives it could access, but the bodies of 19 people remain unaccounted for and are believed to be buried under the ruins along with an unknown number of Palestinians.

Hamas emphasizes their “commitment” to ceasefire agreement IsraelHe said that they want the return of all the remaining hostages in Gaza. However, in the statement, it was stated that “the process may take some time, as some of the bodies were buried in tunnels destroyed by the occupation, and some remained under the rubble of the buildings bombed and destroyed.”

Türkiye sent personnel from its disaster relief agency to help find the bodies, but families of the dead criticized Hamas’ failure to hand over the remains of their loved ones.

The main campaign group advocating for the hostages’ families demanded on Thursday that Israel “immediately halt implementation of the next phases of the agreement as long as Hamas continues to flagrantly violate its obligations regarding the return of the remains of all hostages and victims.”

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu He reaffirmed his determination to “ensure the return of all hostages” after his defense minister warned on Wednesday that Israel would “keep fighting” if Hamas failed to do so.

Trump appeared to appeal for patience when it comes to the return of bodies – insisting that Hamas had “actually excavated” the hostages’ remains – but later on Thursday expressed frustration with the group’s behavior since the fighting ceased.

“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the agreement, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” Trump said on Truth Social, in an apparent reference to recent attacks on Palestinian civilians. Since the ceasefire came into force, Hamas has been accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings in Gaza.

According to AFP, clashes also took place between various security units of the group and armed Palestinian tribes, some of whom allegedly have Israeli support.

In other developments:

• The plan also calls for renewed aid provision; International organizations are awaiting the reopening of the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza in the hope that it will lead to an increase in supplies. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said on the sidelines of the summit in Naples that preparations were being made for the strategic transition and that he “hoped” it would reopen on Sunday, Italian news agencies reported. However, Israel had said earlier on Thursday that the crossing would be open only to people, not aid, and Saar did not appear to have elaborated on this, according to reports.

• The World Health Organization warned that only 13 of 36 hospitals in Gaza were even partially functional and that infectious diseases were “out of control.” “We’re talking about meningitis… diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, huge amounts of work,” Hanan Balkhy, regional director of the UN health agency, told AFP in Cairo.

• France and Britain are working in coordination with the United States to finalize a U.N. Security Council resolution in the coming days that will form the basis of a future international force in Gaza, France said on Thursday. As a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains unstable, planning has begun for an international force to stabilize security in the Palestinian territories, two senior U.S. advisers said on Wednesday.

• Israel killed the chief of staff in an airstrike targeting senior leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August, officials said Thursday.Even as the ceasefire continues in the Gaza Strip, tensions between the group and Israel are rising further.