The siege on Gaza, coupled with the violent aggression against the people of the Strip, has turned the debris into prisons holding within them thousands of hostages.
Civil Defense Director in North Gaza, Ahmad al-Kahlout announced that “debris removal operations are taking place under very difficult conditions,” highlighting that “fuel shortages will lead to the halt of machinery we use, after that, we will have to dig with our own hands to rescue people from under the rubble.”
In turn, reports have been coming out of the Gaza Strip noting that people stuck under the rubble have been reaching out to their friends, family, and acquaintances, whenever possible, letting them know they’re still alive under the rubble, what their circumstances are and where they were when the strike hit. The goal is to ultimately guide all possible efforts for them to be rescued at a time when Gaza suffers from a major lack of equipment due to the ongoing siege forced on them by “Israel”.
An image has been circulating on social media showing a series of messages between a girl under the rubble, and someone on the outside saying:
“Ghaida, we are under the rubble
But I have my phone with me
No one came to get us out\And I have been screaming
I don’t know if the rest of them are alive
I don’t feel anything
But Layal is in my arms
There are only stones above me.”
The person on the outside tried to respond to those messages saying “Oh my Goodness!” but unfortunately a notification showed noting that “There was a problem while sending this message.”
With thousands still under the rubble as the civil defense faces multiple challenges to carry out debris removal operations due to the Israeli siege, people in the Gaza Strip are afraid. They could be terrified knowing that their loved ones, who would have survived the genocidal Israeli strikes, could die under the rubble, because of the murderous policy implemented by the Israeli occupation government.
The genocidal policy against Palestinians coupled with the deafening silence from the international community that now proves to be complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, holds thousands of people in Gaza hostages of the debris they dropped over their heads.
However, from the darkness sometimes light emerges. In a recent video from the Strip, a boy called Anas emerges from beneath the rubble on his own. He makes his way out and once he becomes visible, a member of the civil defense delves into the rubble to help the little “hero” out as he smiles despite the dust, the debris, the fear, and the pain.
The video has been warming the hearts of many at a time when Gaza has buried thousands of its residents.
Source: almayadeen
