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Missing in Gaza
Families in Gaza continue searching for children and relatives missing after years of war, often left with only a last known location.
“Nine-year-old Jalal has been missing for around three months”
Nine-year-old Jalal has been missing for around three months, while Obaida, who was 15 when he disappeared at an aid distribution site, has been missing for more than a year.
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza City that families have appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and other international groups for information.
The article says the ICRC meets families every week to help them search for information and clarify the fate of missing people.
Contradictory accounts
The families described receiving contradictory accounts about what happened to their loved ones.
The Modern Ghana piece says families have contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross and other international groups for information, but "say they have received contradictory accounts."
It also states that after years of war, tracing people is difficult because records may have been destroyed and information is fragmented.
Al Jazeera’s report frames the search as an effort to locate children missing after years of war, with appeals to the ICRC and international agencies amid destroyed records and fragmented information.
What families rely on
With records destroyed and information fragmented, the ICRC’s weekly meetings are presented as a key channel for families seeking answers.
“The ICRC meets families every week”
The Modern Ghana article says the ICRC meets families every week, helping them search for information and clarify the fate of missing people.
Al Jazeera similarly reports that Gaza families search for children missing after years of war, relying on appeals to the ICRC and international agencies.
In the account from Gaza City, the search continues even when families have only a last known location to work from.