Economist Report: 7,000 tons of unexploded ordnance buried in Gaza, and the demining mission could take 30 years.

The British magazine 'The Economist' published a shocking report titled 'The Risks Lurking Beneath the Rubble of Gaza,' confirming that the devastated sector may contain more unexploded bombs than anywhere else in the world.

The report warned that these munitions represent the greatest long-term dangers resulting from the war, as they continue to kill and injure civilians even after the bombing has stopped.

The magazine noted that the occupying army has dropped about 70,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, with approximately 10% of them (i.e., 7,000 tons of munitions) remaining unexploded.

It revealed that some of these bombs are equipped with delayed detonation mechanisms to explode inside building structures or underground.

UN estimates indicate that these munitions are spread across about 40% of residential neighborhoods in Gaza, with more than 3,000 tons concentrated in Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia.

A UN database showed that more than 53 people have been martyred and hundreds injured due to the remnants of the war that lasted two years, with relief organizations believing that the actual number may be much higher.

The organization 'Humanity and Inclusion' warned that removing all these remnants could take between 20 and 30 years, unless there is extensive and rapid international engineering intervention.

Although Britain has pledged £4 million for the efforts of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the main obstacle lies in the occupation's restrictions on the entry of experts and necessary equipment.

The magazine confirmed that many of the essential demining tools are listed among the occupation's prohibited items as 'dual-use' goods.

The magazine pointed out that the United Nations is still struggling to remove unexploded munitions in Mosul, Iraq, after the war against ISIS, while Gaza has faced more intense bombardment, making the demining mission there an even greater challenge.