Emergency workers have made a grim discovery in southern Gaza, as at least 35 more bodies were recovered from a mass grave within the Nasser medical complex. This brings the total number of bodies found to 310, according to Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman, the director of Civil Defense in Khan Younis. The bodies were found after Israeli forces withdrew from the neighborhood earlier this month.
Colonel Suleiman has raised concerns about the condition of the bodies, stating that some were found with hands and feet tied, with signs of possible field executions. The exact causes of death remain unconfirmed, and it is unclear whether the individuals were buried alive or executed.
Family members have been desperately searching for their loved ones at the hospital, where the bodies were discovered. Allegations have been made that the Israeli military conducted DNA tests on the deceased, who were temporarily buried within the hospital grounds. The IDF reportedly reburied the bodies in a collective grave.
Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, has expressed deep concern over the reports of mass graves at Nasser hospital, calling the situation 'extremely troubling.'
