{
  "id": 12374395,
  "title": "The agonising wait for Gaza’s missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-agonising-wait-for-gazas-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/agonising-wait-gazas-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Title: The Enduring Mystery: Gaza's Vanished Residents\n\nThree years after the devastating conflict in Gaza, families continue to grapple with the anguish of searching for answers concerning the fate of their missing loved ones. During the war, thousands of Palestinians vanished, some during Israeli ground assaults on their neighborhoods or displacement camps, while others disappeared while seeking aid, checking on their homes, or traveling near the designated Yellow Line. Despite any definitive resolution, the uncertainty persists, leaving families caught between hope and despair, unsure whether to persist in waiting or commence mourning.\n\nAccording to the Independent Commission for Human Rights, over 11,000 individuals in Gaza remain unaccounted for. This count encompasses those believed to be interred beneath the rubble and those suspected of enforced disappearance. The Palestinian Centre for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared estimates the number of individuals suspected of enforced disappearance to be between 2,500 and 3,000. These people either went missing or lost contact with their families since the initiation of the war and have continued to do so through the ceasefire announced on October 9, 2025.",
  "summary": "The agonising wait for Gaza’s missing Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza , Palestinian families are still searching for answers about thousands of relatives who vanished during the war. Some disappeared during Israeli ground attacks on their neighbourhoods or displacement camps. Others went missing while searching for aid, checking on their homes or travelling near the so-called Yellow…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "The agonising wait for Gaza’s missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-agonising-wait-for-gazas-missing-12374397",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:42:48.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}