On Wednesday, the United States asked the Israeli authorities to provide “answers” after reports that “mass graves” were found in two large hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
The previous day, Gaza Civil Defense said health workers had found “nearly 340 bodies of people killed and buried by Israeli forces” at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.
It was also reported that “about 30 bodies were found in two graves” in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
“We want answers,” said Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser. “We want this case to be investigated thoroughly and transparently.” “
The group’s discovery led the United Nations to call for an independent investigation, and the European Union supported the call.
For his part, Israeli army spokesman Major Nadav Shoshani said that the cemetery in Nasser’s compound “was dug up by Gazans a few months ago.”
The Israeli army admitted that “the bodies buried by Palestinians” were searched by soldiers in search of hostages, but did not directly address the allegation that Israeli forces were behind the killing.
Hospitals, which are protected under international law, have been subject to repeated Israeli strikes over more than six months of war in Gaza.
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2024-04-24 21:44:10
