Israel mobilises trucks and crushers to move Gaza rubble, sparking accusations of evidence erasure

A Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor report details a coordinated Israeli campaign to crush, mix and transport Gaza's rubble, using around 400 pieces of heavy machinery and nearly 100 trucks daily. The assessment estimates about 68 million tonnes of debris across the enclave, with at least 10 million tonnes already removed from zones under Israeli military control. Amnesty International and other observers contend the effort aims to eliminate evidence of alleged war crimes and to reshape the territory for possible settlement expansion.

The removal jeopardises the identification of roughly 8,500 missing bodies and violates international humanitarian and human-rights law, said lawyers from the Al Mezan Center and civil-defence officials. Historic cemeteries have also been largely destroyed, further erasing burial sites. This activity unfolds as the International Court of Justice hears a genocide case against Israel.