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Uncovering of mass grave at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: What you need to know

Civil defence crews uncover the bodies of Palestinians killed during Israel's military offensive and buried at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]

The discovery of a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip this week has been met with grief and horror from Palestinians and has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and calls for a transparent and credible investigation.

More than 300 bodies have been uncovered so far from the hospital after Israeli forces withdrew on April 7. The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday said more bodies were found at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, the enclave’s largest health facility, which the rights body said was “an empty shell” after a two-week Israeli siege ended there on April 1.

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