Gaza's forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten

"It has been three months since the ceasefire took hold in Gaza. In this time, Israel has predictably refused to comply with its obligations under the deal. It continues to block the negotiated amounts of aid into the Strip. Adequate food, medicine and temporary shelters are not reaching us. The Rafah crossing remains closed and those needing urgent medical evacuations still cannot leave. Israel also continues to bomb us, killing more than 400 people since October 10."

"After Israel received all its captives, except for the body of a deceased one, there has been no talk of the continuous suffering of Palestinians who were forcibly disappeared from Gaza by the Israeli army. There are at least 1,800 Palestinians from Gaza who remain detained; that is in addition to more than 8,000 others who have been kidnapped from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. My brother is one of those 1,800 people from Gaza."

"Khalid is a 34-year-old father of three. His children, Dyala, 8, Hamdan, 10, and Abeer, 11, were the centre of his life before his abduction. Khalid went missing on December 3, 2023. We 17 family members had just fled our home in Shujayea neighbourhood because of Israeli attacks and were sheltering at the Western Directorate of Education in Gaza City, near Yarmouk Stadium."

Israel has refused to comply with ceasefire obligations and continues to block negotiated aid to Gaza, preventing adequate food, medicine and temporary shelters from reaching residents. The Rafah crossing remains closed and urgent medical evacuations cannot occur. Israeli strikes have continued, killing over 400 people since October 10, and the army has demolished homes beyond the so-called yellow line, destroying neighbourhoods. Mediation aims to move to phase two with withdrawal and reconstruction, but the fate of Palestinians detained by Israel remains unaddressed. At least 1,800 Gazans remain detained, plus more than 8,000 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. One detainee, Khalid, went missing on December 3, 2023, while sheltering with 17 family members near Yarmouk Stadium.

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