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The Disappeared of Gaza: A Forensic Crisis in the Shadow of Conflict
In the early morning darkness of a landscape fractured by relentless bombardment, Abeer Skaik and her husband, Ali Al-Qatta, maintain a vigil that has stretched for over two years. Their son, 16-year-old Hassan, who lives with autism spectrum disorder, vanished after cycling away from their home in al-Tuffah, east of Gaza City, in April 2024. […]
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The Legal Limbo of Gaza: A Growing Crisis of the Disappeared and Missing
In Gaza, the bureaucratic process of registering a death—an administrative routine once taken for granted—has disintegrated into a profound legal crisis. Where once a hospital medical report served as the gateway to civil documentation, the systematic collapse of infrastructure, mass displacement, and the pervasive impact of ongoing conflict have rendered the simple act of confirming […]
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