On August 10, 2024, Yasmin Mahani searched for her son, Saad, amid the destruction of al-Tabin school in Gaza City, finding no trace of him among the over 72,000 casualties of the ongoing conflict. An Al Jazeera investigation revealed that 2,842 Palestinians have “evaporated” due to Israel’s use of prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, which obliterate bodies at extreme temperatures. Experts explained these weapons chemically turn flesh into ash, leading to disappearances without remains. Legal authorities assert that this situation reflects a “global genocide,” implicating Israel and its Western arms suppliers in war crimes.
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