The United Nations estimates there is over 42 million tons of debris, including both shattered edifices that are still standing and flattened buildings
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The work is hard, and at times grim. In March, the family built a tomb for one of Shamali’s sons, Ismail, killed while running household errands. Piled up, it would fill the Great Pyramid of Giza — Egypt’s largest — 11 times. And it is growing daily. Israel’s military has said Hamas fighters hide among civilians and that it will strike them wherever they emerge, while also trying to avoid harming civilians.
“Who is going to come here and clear the rubble for us? No-one. Therefore, we did that ourselves,” taxi driver Yusri Abu Shabab said, having cleared enough debris from his Khan Younis home to erect a tent. Nizar Zurub, from Khan Younis, lives with his son in a home where only a roof remains, hanging at a precarious angle.
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