Civil Defense retrieves remains of 16 martyrs from rubble of homes in Gaza

The General Directorate of Civil Defense in Gaza announced the retrieval of the remains of 16 martyrs from under the rubble of homes and towers destroyed by the occupation in the Sabra and Yarmouk areas of Gaza City. It clarified that its crews did not find new bodies in the Nuseirat camp, and that search operations continued in the targeted areas.

The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday, September 17, 2026, the retrieval of the remains of 16 martyrs from under the rubble of several homes and towers destroyed by the occupation in the Sabra and Yarmouk areas of Gaza City. The Directorate stated in a press release that its crews did not find new bodies in the homes they worked on in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. It indicated that search and retrieval operations for the remains of the martyrs continued today in the targeted areas, confirming that the total number of remains retrieved reached 16 martyrs. The report conveys the Civil Defense statement without adding analysis or context regarding the circumstances of death or the identity of the martyrs.