There is no exact number of missing Palestinians yet in Gaza, but they are estimated to be in thousands. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, as of July 2025, more than 11,000 Palestinians are missing, including 4,700 women and children.
… Enforced disappearance is not only a human rights violation but also an international crime, and can form part of genocidal acts. Although Israel is a signatory to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the absolute prohibition on enforced disappearance, as provided in Article 1 of the Convention, is part of customary international law and therefore binding on Israel. Under no circumstances can Israel justify its enforced disappearance policy.
Article 7(1)(i) of the Rome Statute classifies enforced disappearance of persons as a crime against humanity when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population. Moreover, enforced disappearances can amount to genocide when targeting members of a protected group and carried out with the specific intent to destroy that group.
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