Beirut strikes aftermath deepens as missing persons crisis and rubble searches continue

The effects of last Wednesday’s unusual Israeli bombing continue to unfold day by day, with the number of martyrs and injuries increasing. Field inspections reveal the true extent of the devastation caused by more than 100 raids, which wiped out neighborhoods in Beirut, its suburbs, the South, the Bekaa, and Mount Lebanon (Kayfoun Village).

There is confusion over whether people are still missing under the rubble four days after the massacres, as the Ministry of Health has not finalized the figures on their number, leading to conflicting reports. It remains unclear whether there are still individuals trapped under the debris.

According to information from Annahar, all victims have been retrieved in the capital, Beirut, and rescue teams completed their work about 72 hours after the strikes. However, at least five victims remain trapped under the rubble in Hay Al-Sellom in the southern suburb, an area that was not fully evacuated following the major warning.

Massive destruction in Beirut (Nabil Ismail).

According to a resident of the area who spoke to Annahar, in the early hours of the raid, no rescue teams went to the area, and so far there are only a limited number of response teams from the Islamic Health Association and the Rescue Association of the Islamic Message, as well as small vehicles from the Municipality of Choueifat.

Meanwhile, citizens in Beirut continue to search for their relatives in hospitals due to incomplete DNA testing of dozens of unidentified bodies and remains.

In conclusion, despite the Ministry of Health announcing a toll of 303 martyrs and 942 wounded on that day, neither the ministry nor hospital administrations have yet confirmed the number of unidentified bodies of victims, nor even the figures of those missing under the rubble.

Beirut strikes aftermath deepens as missing persons crisis and rubble searches continue

Beirut strikes aftermath deepens as missing persons crisis and rubble searches continue

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