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While fighting in the air may have stopped in Gaza, the danger remains for the Palestinians who return to parts of the territory destroyed by the war due to bombs not exploited in the soil.
They mix with the mounds of debris and destruction.
Efforts are being made in Gaza to locate and eliminate these bombs, starting in the city of Rafah de Gaza, in southern Gaza, which saw part of the heaviest fight in the 15 -month war between Israel and Hamas. But Minas’s advisory groups say that to address the large number of unleashed ammunition (UXO) that is left behind, a broader response is critical.
For the Gazans, it is an additional fear of death despite a high fire that has stopped air and earth offensives.
“We are afraid of young people, for our families,” said Raed Al-Akka, a 27-year-old Rafah-year-old father, he told CBC News
“I am afraid to leave my house and find a rocket that explodes about me, my wife or my children, or on the street in my neighbors … anywhere.”
Look | Fear for children, since explosive teams eliminate ammunition in Rafah: 
While El Alto El Fuego de Israel-Famas seems to contain in Gaza, the danger remains present for the Palestinians, since unleashed Artillillas seem to be widespread in areas of the entire enclave devastated by war. Mohammed Muqdad, head of the Rafah Explosives Department, says that the teams have been working daily to eliminate what they can with a minimum team.
With access to Gaza still limited, especially in the first stage of the Alto El Fuego de Israel-Ahamas, it is a challenge to estimate the probable scale of explosive pollution at this stage, said Greg Crowther, director of programs of the Mining Advisory Group ( MAG).
“It is clear that there will be a significant threat to life and a long -term barrier for reconstruction efforts,” Crowther said in an email to CBC News Friday.
A ‘dangerous environment’
For now, its approach is in risk education in the territory.
Mag, who had helped to clear Gaza of land mines after conflicts in 2008 and 2009, associated with Save Youth Future Society and deployed 20 risk education teams in Gaza to teach communities how to stay safely around Explosive risks through recognition, avoidance and informing possible risks. . They have delivered sessions to more than 160,000 people since its launch in September 2024.
Crowther said that because Gaza is densely populated and highly urbanized, the use of explosive weapons has had a “particularly devastating effect.”
“Beyond the visible, it must also take into account the elements that have not been able to detonate so far but remain hidden, putting people at risk; this creates a dangerous environment, especially as people return to the location of His home and dig through the rubble, “he said. .
The United Nations (UNAMA )’s action action service has previously warned of explosive articles that have become “increasingly widespread”, in the small coastal enclave that Israel has been under a heavy bombardment.
He said that his artillery disposition explosive equipment (EOD) have found aerial bombs, mortars, rockets, grenades, grenades and improvised explosive devices.
Deep buried bombs in gaza
In Gaza specifically, deep buried pumps are under or within infrastructure and under the debris.
“As families return to their homes, we are rapidly increasing our ability to mitigate the risk of an explosive artillery for both civilians and humanitarian,” Unmas said in a publication on X Monday.
As more Palestinians return to different parts of the Gaza Strip after high the fire that began on Sunday, an evaluation of UN damage launched this month showed that eliminating more than 50 million tons of rubble left after the bombing From Israel could take 21 years and cost up to $ 1.2 billion of us.
Mohammed Muqdad, head of the Rafah Explosives Department, said that his teams began to locate and eliminate weapons in the first phase of Alto El Fuego.
“Rafah has been affected specifically, most of the area has been destroyed,” Muqdad told CBC News on Wednesday.
“We have been dealing with dozens of remaining unleashed ammunition that we transport to safe areas to eventually get rid of them.”
Children who are taught to recognize weapons
Until now, the teams have completed more than 120 calls to eliminate Uxo, working every day since Sunday.
“The team continues to work to eliminate even more other articles from residential areas,” he said. “We are doing everything possible to lift and remove them.”
Muqdad said that the equipment has eliminated the pumps used in airplanes, such as MK, GBU 39, cannon bombs and tank, but require special technical equipment to eliminate much larger explosives.
The authorities have asked residents to remain away from certain areas that are dangerous and believe they have a large number of these devices.
Some ammunition, such as smaller explosives that are expelled from hunter in cluster, may not seem ordinary threats to children at first, which can be a danger.
Crowther said children also participate in risk education sessions to know the types of weapons used in the war.
“It is especially important to share this information with them, since their natural curiosity can put them at greater risk of injuries if they find explosive weapons and simply assume that they are toys,” he said.
Al-Akka asked experts to eliminate explosives.
“So that we can take our freedom and go to our homes, withdraw the rubble and sit in our homes,” Al-Akka said.
“We have seen enough martyrs and bloodshed in the war.”
Limited Coordination, Capacity in Gaza
Crowther said that explosive threat assessments and survey activities in addition to technical teams should be expanded to allow a broader humanitarian response.
“There is currently a limited coordination and capacity to carry out these activities, both in terms of the required technical team and the number of qualified personnel currently in Gaza,” said Crowther.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in the 15 -month war, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Due to the chaos of war, verifying the exact number of victims has been a challenge and subject to scrutiny.
The coastal enclave has been greatly demolished by the Israel Army after the attack of October 7, October 20, 2023 against Israel. That assault killed 1,200 people with around 250 hostages taken to Gaza, according to Israeli counts. Some 94 Israelis and foreigners remain held in Gaza. It is not clear how many are alive.
The Palestinian civil defense said it is looking for an estimate of 10,000 bodies that are believed to be under the debris.
A study reviewed by pairs published in The lancet On January 9, he suggests that official death figures in Gaza can be underestimated significantly. On June 30, 2024, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported 37,877 deaths; The study estimated that the number was probably around 64,200 for that date.
