Documentation and Testimonials: Archives

Urgent call for international technical teams and specialized equipment to recover and identify the bodies of the dead in Gaza

Gaza – The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared has urged the international community to take immediate action to deploy technical teams and specialized equipment to help recover the bodies of thousands of victims buried under the rubble of buildings bombed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, and to assist in identifying the

The escalation of Israel’s assault on Gaza City is deepening the tragedy of the missing and increasing their numbers.

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared expressed grave concern over the growing risks of more civilians going missing amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive, relentless bombardment, and mass evacuation orders. In a statement, the Center said Israeli forces have been carrying out intense operations across Gaza’s southern, eastern, and northern neighborhoods for nearly

The Case of Detainee Bisan Fayyad: A Stark Example of the Tragedies of Enforced Disappearance in Occupation Prisons

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared confirmed that the case of detainee Bisan Fadl Muhammad Fayyad is a stark example of the tragedies resulting from the phenomenon of the missing and the policy of enforced disappearance pursued by Israeli occupation forces during their wide and ongoing military assault on the Gaza Strip

UNICEF and ICRC must launch immediate operation to retrieve children’s bodies from Gaza rubble

Gaza – The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (PCMFD) expresses deep concern over the continued disappearance of thousands of Palestinian children’s bodies beneath the rubble in Gaza. This tragedy, driven by Israel’s genocidal war, is worsened by the absence of effective international mechanisms for their search, recovery, and identification. PCMFD monitors the

Mohammad Banat… An Unknown Fate and a Grieving Family

On a night in late December 2024, it seemed like any other night for the family of Mohammad Jamal Atiya Banat. But that night turned into the beginning of a long nightmare with no end in sight. The 38-year-old father left home and never returned, disappearing under mysterious circumstances without a trace, leaving behind a

Gaza Searches for Its Missing: Among the Rubble, Prisons, and Mass Graves

In the devastated streets of Gaza, amidst the rubble that has become silent witnesses to an unending tragedy, families search for their missing loved ones. Some were buried under the debris, others were taken to Israeli detention centers without a trace, while hundreds were buried in unknown mass graves. Thousands of families live in painful

Missing in Gaza: The Signs of ‘Tragedy’ Unfold

In the Al-Zana area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Jadallah (53 years old) stood in front of the remains of his home, after rushing there to search for his missing son, Omar (24 years old), who has been missing since his displacement to Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.