Concerns of potential war crimes have been raised after the discovery of a third mass grave in the remains of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which has been under Israeli bombardment since October last year. The graves were found to contain bodies without heads following the Israeli military siege on the Gaza hospitals.
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called the discovery of the new mass grave further proof of the Israeli occupation army’s brutality towards Palestinians and the medical field. They demand an independent international investigation into the crimes against humanity committed by the occupying entity against medical staff, the wounded, the sick, the displaced, and civilians in general.
At least 49 bodies were discovered by health workers at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. In total, seven mass graves have been uncovered across the Gaza Strip during the Israeli war launched in October last year. The United Nations has called for an investigation after the first mass graves were discovered, containing people stripped naked with their hands tied. Israeli forces had placed hospitals under siege, claiming resistance fighters were using them as bases, although no evidence has been found.
Al-Shifa hospital now lies in ruins, with bodies decomposed. The death toll in Gaza continues to rise, with thousands killed and wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7.