Unexploded ordnance

Mohammad Hijazi, a Palestinian child who lost his eye due to IOF bombs in Gaza

Wednesday-23-April-2025

In a spring that brought nothing but pain to young Mohammad Khaled Hijazi, the unexpected struck while he was simply playing like any child his age.

In the 40,000 Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, one in ten bombs did not explode

Thursday-17-April-2025

According to the UN Mine Action Service, one in 10 bombs fired by the Israeli occupation army on the Gaza Strip did not explode.

Ten Injured in explosion of unexploded remnant in Khan Yunis

Monday-27-January-2025

Ten citizens were injured on Monday evening due to the explosion of an unexploded remnant from the Israeli occupation army in the town of al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Three martyrs, four injuries reported in Rafah due to IOF shooting and explosions of ordnance

Monday-20-January-2025

Two Palestinians have been martyred and four others including children wounded on Monday by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) gunfire and due to the explosion of bombs left by the IOF in citizens’ homes before withdrawing the Gaza Strip.

Seven injuries reported in Rafah due to explosions of IOF remnants

Monday-20-January-2025

At least seven Palestinian citizens including three children were wounded on Monday due to the explosion of bombs left by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in citizens’ homes before withdrawing from the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian child killed by Israeli landmine in W. Bank

Saturday-21-December-2024

A Palestinian child was killed on Saturday morning when a landmine left behind by the Israeli occupation army exploded in al-Rashayda area, east of Bethlehem in the West Bank.

UN: Israeli unexploded ordnance in Gaza will be a long-term threat

Monday-11-November-2024

The UN has warned that Israeli unexploded munitions will be a long-term threat in the Gaza Strip, calling for an urgent international response to address this issue once the current war ends.

HI: Unexploded bombs are one of Gaza’s biggest long-term problems

Saturday-21-September-2024

Handicap International (HI) has warned that unexploded ordnance is one of the biggest long-term problems in the war-battered Gaza Strip.

Unexploded Bombs: The most dangerous phase after the end of the war

Thursday-2-May-2024

Unexploded bombs that could detonate at any moment are found everywhere in the Gaza Strip areas. They are remnants of missiles and shells resulting from the brutal shelling carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip during the seven months of the war.

GMO warns of explosive remnants, calls for sending international teams to survey them

Monday-29-April-2024

The government media office in Gaza (GMO) confirmed that about 10% of the missiles and bombs dropped on Gaza Strip by the Israeli occupation army, about more than 75 million tons of explosives, did not explode.