Teams from the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip recovered the bodies and remains of martyrs on Saturday from beneath the rubble of a residence belonging to the Atallah family. The home, located on Yarmouk Street in western Gaza City, was completely destroyed during an Israeli airstrike earlier in the war. Operations to search for missing individuals trapped under the debris continue.
Local sources reported that Civil Defense personnel, assisted by residents, discovered the remains of an infant girl alongside her clothing, milk bottle, and pacifier. This discovery underscored the severity of the tragedy caused by the bombardment. The house belonged to the Harz Atallah family. According to the Gaza Genocide Documentation Database, the strike resulted in the martyrdom of 28 family members and relatives, including children and adolescents.
Among the documented victims are Ayman Muhammad Al-Arabi Ahmad Harz, aged 45; Ruba Salah Harz; Ola Ayman Harz, aged 21; Faiz Darwish Atallah, aged 58; Hafez Aliyan Atallah, aged 57; and Maha Sabri Atallah, aged 48. Other casualties included children and youths from the Harz, Matr, and Atallah families.
Civil Defense teams face significant challenges during search and recovery operations due to the massive volume of rubble and a shortage of heavy machinery required to lift concrete blocks and reach the missing. These difficulties persist as thousands of bodies remain buried under destroyed buildings across the strip, with limited capabilities available to access and extract them.
This recovery effort follows a previous operation days prior, where the bodies of 101 martyrs were retrieved from collapsed homes in the Taj area of Yarmouk. That operation lasted 17 days and involved cooperation with the Egyptian Committee. The Civil Defense has repeatedly emphasized the critical need for equipment and support to handle the scale of destruction and loss of life in Gaza.
