The United Nations Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, stated that the explosive power of bombs dropped on Gaza is equivalent, in her estimation, to that of six nuclear bombs.
This declaration, made in an interview with Al Jazeera, has refocused international attention on the humanitarian crisis in the territory. Albanese described the situation as "extremely catastrophic" and warned of a "slow death" for the Palestinian population, facing persistent bombings, disease, malnutrition, and collapsing health services.
The comparison to nuclear weapons aims to illustrate the cumulative scale of destruction from conventional explosives, not indicating the use of nuclear arms. The rapporteur's estimate is not an independent technical report with public methodology. The equivalence depends on the reference nuclear bomb.
Albanese appealed to the international community for an urgent response to the humanitarian emergency and the protection of the civilian population, highlighting the humanitarian catastrophe with severe consequences for the survival of the people.
