2024-04-23 11:25:33
The United Nations Office for Human Rights urged this Tuesday an independent and effective investigation into the deaths that occurred in two hospitals in Gaza -now destroyed- that were besieged by the Israeli army and where mass graves were found.
“Given the prevailing climate of impunity, this should include international investigators,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, who said he was horrified by the devastation of hospitals in Gaza Al Naser and Al Shifa.
“Hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law. The intentional murder of civilians, detainees and other people who are hors de combat is a war crime,” she stressed.
According to information from the Gaza authorities transmitted to the Human Rights Office, they were able to recover in the first hospital. 283 bodies, of which 42 have been identified. The victims would have been buried at a certain depth in an area that was covered by debris.
“Among the dead it is indicated that there are elderly, women and children, while some were found with their hands tied,” said the spokesperson for the UN human rights body, Ravina Shamdasani.
At the Al Shifa hospital, reports indicate that they found thirty bodies of Palestinians buried in two graves dug in patios adjacent to the emergency building and the dialysis building, respectively.
“The Israeli defense forces have said they killed 200 Palestinians during their operation at Al Shifa hospital, but there are reports indicating that this figure might be underestimated,” the spokeswoman said.
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