With the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Khan Younis, which it had been attacking for 4 months, on April 7, the brutal face of the war was revealed once again.
Mass graves were discovered in the city, which turned into rubble after the attacks.
Hundreds of corpses coming out of the ground were terrifying.
Finally, Hamas claimed that Israeli forces were responsible for the mass graves in the Nasser Hospital compound. “urgent” He called for an international investigation.
392 bodies found in mass grave
A written statement was made by Hamas regarding the three mass graves located in the Nasser Hospital campus, from which 392 bodies have been exhumed so far.
In the statement, it was noted that medical teams continue to search for the bodies of those executed by the Israeli army and buried in the Nasser Hospital campus.
“We request help in identifying the bodies”
In the statement calling for international help, “We request the United Nations and relevant international organizations to send expert forensic medicine teams and the necessary equipment to search for missing persons and identify the bodies.” expressions were used.
It was underlined that more than half of the bodies found so far could not be identified.
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“Some of the bodies were buried alive”
In the statement, “An urgent, independent international committee needs to be established to investigate the crimes that emerge every day from mass graves containing the bodies of sick and injured civilians, children and women who were brutally tortured. There are also indications that some of the bodies were buried alive.” statements were included.
It was warned not to turn a blind eye to these crimes and not to implement a policy of protection and cover-up.
Yamin Abu Suleiman, Director of the Civil Defense Unit in Khan Younis, stated at the press conference he held yesterday that 58 more bodies were found during the search in the mass graves in the Nasser Hospital campus.
“There were traces of torture.”
Abu Suleyman with the new finds “3 mass graves containing 392 bodies were detected in the Nasser Hospital campus. Some of the corpses showed signs of torture and execution. We estimate that some of them were buried alive.” said.
They detained healthcare personnel
The Israeli army had decommissioned the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which it had kept under siege for a long time and raided on February 15.
Finally, on March 24, Israeli soldiers raided the hospital, which they had besieged again, and detained many displaced Palestinians and medical personnel.
News Source: Anadolu Agency (AA)
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