A mass grave has been discovered in a hospital in the city of Khan Younis in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip. So far, about 300 bodies have been recovered from this mass grave. On Monday (April 22), the Palestinian private defense department reported this information. News from CNN.
Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman, director of Khan Younis’ private defense department, told CNN on Monday that they discovered a mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex last Saturday. Another 73 bodies were recovered from this mass grave on Monday. A total of 283 bodies have been recovered so far.
He said that several bodies were found with their hands and feet tied. Some have hanging marks on their fields. Also we don’t know if they were buried alive or executed. Most of the bodies were decomposed.
Earlier, Khan Younis Private Defense Department spokesman and head of the search mission, Raed Sakar, told CNN that they were looking for the bodies of 400 more missing people after the withdrawal of Israeli forces on April 7.
On April 7, the Israeli military withdrew from this city in southern Gaza. The mass grave was discovered only after Israeli forces left the city.
In January and February of this year, Israeli forces bombarded the area around the Nasser Medical Complex. Apart from this, they also had a fierce fight with the fighters of Hamas. Due to these reasons, the area has now become a ruin.
