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8,000 Missing, 30,000 Reburied; DNA Hunt Continues

5/23/2026

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  • Families such as Azaher Abdallah’s continue searches for missing loved ones.
  • Over 8,000 people have been reported missing since the conflict began.
  • About 30,000 bodies have been reburied, with ten percent still unidentified.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross has resolved over 1,000 missing cases, its psychologists saying ambiguous loss heightens families’ vulnerability.
  • Forensic Medicine director Hisham Zienalabdien says DNA from unidentified bodies is being saved for matching relatives.