Bodies found in mass graves could have been buried alive

Ten bodies found in mass graves in the Gaza Strip had their hands tied, while about twenty still had medical tubes attached, indicating that they could have been buried alive, Mohammed Mughier, a member of the Palestinian Civil Defense, said Thursday.

“We need forensic examination of about twenty bodies of people who we believe were buried alive”, stated Mughier, quoted by Al Jazeera. In addition, the official reported that some of the bodies found in mass graves at the Nasser hospital are children and showed photographic and video evidence of some of their remains. “Why do we have children in mass graves?”He lamented, adding that evidence shows that Israeli soldiers committed “crimes against humanity.”

Meanwhile, Yamen Abu Sulaiman, head of the Khan Yunis Civil Defense Department, explained that, of the 392 bodies recovered in mass graves, only 65 have been identified by their relatives.

The official explained that most of the bodies remain unidentified due to their advanced state of decomposition or mutilation, while pointing out evidence that some victims may have been tortured.

Sulaiman also specified that three mass graves were found in the medical center: one behind the morgue, another in front of it and another near the dialysis building. The bodies were “stacked up” in collective burials and showed signs of executions on the ground, he described.

In this context, the official urged the international community to exert pressure to “immediately end this aggression” against the Palestinians, as well as to allow humanitarian organizations and international media to enter Gaza to “examine these crimes.” .

China’s central government urged countries responsible for blocking the actions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to stop doing so, while calling on relevant parties to ensure unhindered and sustainable humanitarian access. to put an early end to the catastrophe against the Palestinians. This was emphasized by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin when he was asked during his daily press conference about the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

Noting that the number of Palestinian dead has exceeded 30,000 and that of civilian victims has exceeded 110,000, Wang stated that this terrible humanitarian disaster challenges the moral conscience that underpins human civilization and exposed the hypocrisy of certain countries that claim to “defend and safeguard human rights”.

“The continuation of the conflict in Gaza is unacceptable. The indifference to the murders of women and children in Gaza is intolerable. Preventing the UN Security Council from establishing a ceasefire in Gaza is unforgivable,” Wang said.

He then issued an exhortation: “We urge relevant countries to stop blocking UNSC actions and call on relevant parties to fully implement UNSC Resolution 2728, realize an unconditional and lasting ceasefire and ensure unimpeded humanitarian access.” and sustainable way to put an end as soon as possible to this catastrophe against the Palestinians and stop this ignominy for human civilization.

A total of eighteen countries, led by the United States, issued a joint statement this Thursday calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas, a decision that “would lead to an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza.”

Given this, a senior political official of the jihadist group told The Associated Press that the Islamic movement “is willing to accept a truce of five years or more with Israel.” Even, he added, “it would lay down its arms and become a political party if an independent Palestinian state were established along the pre-1967 borders.”