Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets warned about the amount of explosives the occupation has dropped on Gaza since the outbreak of the war on October 7, confirming that this could lead to a major earthquake in the region.

The controversial Dutch scientist said on his account on the "X" platform (formerly Twitter): "The world must force Israel to stop this madness.. as this bombing will eventually have a major seismic impact on the region and will accelerate the occurrence of a large earthquake along the Dead Sea."

Commenting on this warning, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mahmoudi, Professor of Applied Geophysics in the Geology Department at the Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, said that there are industrial explosions with earthquake-like power used by some major powers during wars, causing destruction with the same destructive power as earthquakes, and having the same consequences.

He said that the effect of Israeli bombs will be limited to the soil and buildings only, but causing future earthquakes is unlikely, because "earthquakes occur due to tectonic plate movements that lead to the release of tremendous energy stored in the earth's interior for thousands of years, and this energy is released as a vent from the earth about what is inside it," explaining that "bombs and other destructive weapons do not affect the earth's interior or the movement of tectonic plates."

Days ago, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor stated that Israel dropped more than 25,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip as part of its wide-scale ongoing war since October 7, equivalent to two nuclear bombs.