The number of dead and buried under rubble in the Gaza Strip may exceed 43,000. This was stated on November 13 by Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), during a speech to the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly of the UN.
“A year later, more than 43,000 people are reported to have been killed. Almost 70% are women and children. “Thousands more people disappeared under the rubble or died from disease.” — Lazzarini is quoted by the agency’s press service.
