In a statement, the organization held international organizations operating in the Gaza Strip, Israel, and the United States responsible for the lives of the residents who died due to a bomb explosion.

It stated that leaving the inhabitants of the territory to die amid unexploded ordnance raises questions about the role of these groups and is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention and its annexes.

Civil Defenders criticized the work of the so-called US Coordination Center in Gaza.

The organization underscored that despite several conversations we have held with them, we have seen no impact or results to date.

Julius van der Walt, Chief of the United Nations Mine Action Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, stressed last week that “more than two years of intense Israeli attacks” have resulted in widespread contamination with explosive materials in the coastal enclave.

Van Der Walt noted that this situation not only affects its inhabitants but also the delivery of humanitarian aid and makes reconstruction efforts extremely dangerous.

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