UN Security Council Seeks Swift Probe into Gaza Mass Graves
The council's call for action follows the unearthing of hundreds of bodies near medical facilities in the embattled region.
In a statement on Friday, the 15-member council expressed their “deep concern over reports of the discovery of mass graves in and around the Nasser and al-Shifa medical facilities in Gaza, where several hundred bodies, including women, children, and older persons, were buried.”
The members underlined the need for “accountability” for any Israeli violations of international law and called for “unimpeded access to all locations of mass graves in Gaza to conduct immediate, independent, thorough, comprehensive, transparent, and impartial investigations.”
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The call comes as approximately 400 bodies were discovered at Nasser Hospital and 300 others at al-Shifa Hospital.
The situation has escalated in recent months, with medical facilities like al-Shifa Hospital, described by the World Health Organization as an "empty shell," coming under repeated attack.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor highlighted the grim reality, noting medical paraphernalia still attached to exhumed bodies, suggesting the execution of the sick and wounded.
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The Switzerland-based rights group also said some of the “victims’ decomposing bodies were found in several places, with some having been run over by Israeli bulldozers, which left their bodies torn into pieces,” and that Israeli forces had been using Palestinian civilians at al-Shifa Hospital as human shields.
The Israeli regime’s attacks on Gaza have killed more than 34,900 people, mostly women and children, while leaving 78,500 others injured.
The regime launched the aggression after Palestinian resistance groups carried out a surprise operation against the occupied entity in response to decades of oppression, killing some 1,200 Israeli settlers and military personnel.
Source: Agencies
