WHERE ARE THE HOSTAGES?
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◾️“After a Palestinian woman and her 78-year-old mother vanished in Gaza, their family were left without knowing what had happened to them.
That was until a photo was posted on social media by an Israeli soldier, showing the two blindfolded in an Israeli military vehicle, opposite three soldiers who were smiling for the camera.
Sky News' Alex Crawford and her team investigated the case, cross-referencing data from the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) to identify the soldiers and what happened to Huda al-Akkad and her mother Aisha.
The Israeli military confirmed to the team that the pair had been taken into custody, but said that they had been released shortly after in a different area. They have yet to be found.
The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza estimates that at least 3,000 people are missing, many of whom were last seen in Israeli custody.”
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MOTHER’S DAY
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“No language has enough words, and no heart has enough space to truly describe a mother’s love. Through every storm and every sacrifice, she remains the world’s unspoken miracle. To the one who gives everything without asking for anything: Happy Mother’s Day.“
ALWAYS REMEMBER… DON’T FORGET
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◾️ trtworld “Beneath Gaza's mountains of rubble lies a vast, unmapped cemetery.
Around 8,000 Palestinian bodies are believed to still be trapped beneath collapsed buildings across the besieged enclave, as families wait for the chance to recover and bury their loved ones with dignity.
Recovery efforts continue to face severe equipment shortages, limited capacity and the constant threat of renewed Israeli strikes. Efforts are also being slowed by unexploded ordnance buried beneath the wreckage, and by the fact that Palestinians must seek Israeli approval to access areas that remain under direct Israeli military control.
Less than one percent of Gaza's estimated 68 million tonnes of rubble has been cleared since Israel's genocidal war on the enclave began in October 2023. The UN warns that, at the current pace, clearing the debris could take at least seven years, with rubble removal alone expected to cost more than $1.7 billion.
As one resident put it: "People have the right for their names to be known, to be buried, and to be mourned."
