What happened?

  • Civil workers in the Palestinian sector reported finding bodies in mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza.

  • The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed horror over the destruction of hospitals and reports of mass graves in Gaza, and called for independent and transparent investigations into these deaths.

  • The UN Human Rights Office calls for an international investigation into the mass graves found in the Gaza sector.

What is International media saying:

  • Palestinian officials reported finding over 300 bodies at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals in Gaza, and the UN expressed concern over reports of mass graves and called for a credible investigation. (bbc.com, middleeastmonitor.com, france24.com, theguardian.com, dw.com)

  • The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned Israeli strikes and warned of potential further atrocities, expressing alarm at the destruction of hospitals in Gaza and reports of mass graves. (dw.com, france24.com)

  • Moatasim Mortaja, a Palestinian video journalist in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, has been documenting the mass graves uncovered in Nasser hospital. (middleeasteye.net)

  • The U.S. government is looking into the reports and pressing Israel to provide more information about the allegations of mass graves and potential executions in Gaza hospitals. (newsmax.com, france24.com)

What is Israeli media saying:

  • The allegation of mass graves was debunked, as Palestinians were documented digging graves themselves. (israelhayom.co.il)

  • The IDF spokesperson denied the claims about mass graves. (israelhayom.co.il)

  • After the IDF withdrew from Khan Yunis, Palestinians discovered that bodies were removed from the mass graves, likely because the IDF conducted DNA tests to determine if there were bodies of captives present. (ynet.co.il)

What is Arab media saying:

  • The discovery of mass graves with torture marks in Gaza indicates a systematic massacre by Israel, turning the land into a state-less place of crimes, and the atrocities committed by the Israeli military against Palestinians stand out in history as inhumane and genocidal. (almasryalyoum.com, aljazeera.net)

  • Deliberate attacks on hospitals and places where patients and wounded are gathered violate laws and customs of war, constituting a war crime, and the UN has condemned Israeli strikes on Gaza, leading to mostly women and children casualties. (aljazeera.net, alarab.co.uk)

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