Gaza – The United Nations, on Monday, described reports of the discovery of a mass grave in the Gaza Strip as “deeply disturbing,” and called for a “credible” investigation into the grave sites.
On Monday, the Civil Defense Service in the Gaza Strip announced in a statement that the number of bodies discovered had risen to 283, in a mass grave discovered on Saturday in “Nasser” Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Strip, from which the Israeli army withdrew following widespread violations, according to Palestinian reports.
In response to a question regarding the discovery of at least 283 bodies, a spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said in a press conference: “We call for a full investigation into all cemetery sites in a credible and independent manner.”
Dujarric said a ceasefire was needed “to see an end to this conflict” in the Gaza Strip.
The UN official reiterated the need to enable humanitarian workers to have greater access to Gaza, protect hospitals, and release hostages.
He pointed out that reports of the discovery of a mass grave in the Gaza Strip are “extremely disturbing.”
Since October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza with American support, leaving regarding 112,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, which required Tel Aviv to be tried before the International Court of Justice on the grounds of “genocide.”
In parallel with its war on Gaza, the army and Israeli settlers are escalating raids, storming, and arrest operations in the West Bank, resulting in the killing of 486 Palestinians, the injury of regarding 4,900 others, and the arrest of regarding 8,400, as of Sunday, according to concerned Palestinian institutions.
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2024-04-23 16:49:35
