The Palestinian Civil Defense said the true death toll in Gaza is likely much higher than more than 40,000 confirmed since thousands of people remain missing.

The organization confirmed that at least 10,000 Palestinians remain under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli military attacks, and rescuers are unable to get to them due to the ongoing attacks, including the deliberate targeting of civil defense crews, Al Jazeera reported. 

The organization said it has observed about 1,760 presumed-dead Palestinians in Gaza whose bodies “disintegrated” due to the use of high-intensity weapons.

Moreover, there are approximately 8,240 people who have been “forcibly disappeared” by the Israeli military, along with about 2,210 bodies that have disappeared from graves across the Gaza Strip.