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Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Outline
Engagements
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Israeli female tank crew fight
Re'im
Sderot
Sufa
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Timeline
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Beit Hanoun
Gaza City
Jabalia
Khan Yunis
Shuja'iyya
Shuja'iyya ambush
Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Hamad
Rafah offensive
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Re'im music festival
Killing of Shani Louk
Netiv HaAsara
Alumim
Be'eri
Holit
Kfar Aza
Kissufim
Nahal Oz
Nir Oz
Nir Yitzhak
Nirim
Zikim
Israeli response
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Refugee camps
Jabalia
31 October
Al-Fakhoora school
Al-Shati
Al-Maghazi
Schools
Al-Maghazi
Al-Falah
Palestinians evacuating Gaza
Health facilities
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Ambulance
Nasser Hospital siege
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Sabra mosque
Flour massacre
Attack on journalists in Lebanon
Friendly fire
IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya
Other minor theaters
Red Sea crisis
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Operation Poseidon Archer
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Aspides
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Tower 22 drone attack
Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
See also
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Healthcare collapse
Children
Premature babies
Famine
Hostage crisis
Prisoner exchange
Israeli blockade of Gaza
War crimes
Torture
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Wider regional conflict
2023 ceasefire
Calls for a ceasefire
2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
Antisemitism
Anti-Palestinianism
Mass detentions
Misinformation
Protests
South Africa v. Israel
Qatar and the Israel–Hamas war
AI-assisted targeting
Gaza Strip mass graves
During the Israel–Hamas war mass graves have been widely used in the Gaza Strip by Palestinians, with the courtyards of many hospitals converted.[1]
In April 2024, mass graves were discovered in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war. Such graves were found in two large hospitals, Nasser Hospital and Al-Shifa Hospital, both of which were raided by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Mass graves had previously been established in the courtyards of both hospitals, and according to independent analysis the grave found in Nasser hospital was in the same location as one established by Palestinians months previously.[2][3] Graves were also found in Beit Lahia, and used in Deir al-Balah.[4] More than 300 bodies have been found as of 24 April 2024.[5][6][7]
The discovery has caused international concern over potential war crimes and calls for an investigation, including by the United Nations (UN).[8][9][10] Several officials at the UN have cited reports that an unspecified amount of the bodies found had their hands tied.[11][12][13]
The IDF said the accusations of them causing the killings were "baseless and unfounded."[14] The IDF said that during its operation "in the area of Nasser Hospital, in accordance to the effort to locate hostages and missing persons, corpses buried by Palestinians in the area of Nasser Hospital were examined."[15] They further stated that "Bodies examined, which did not belong to Israeli hostages, were returned to their place."[15][16]
^"'An open-air graveyard': In Gaza, there is nowhere left to bury the dead". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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^"Mass graves found at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital and in Beit Lahiya". Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^"Uncovering of mass graves in Gaza: What you need to know". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^Salman, Abeer; Dahman, Ibrahim; Lister, Tim (22 April 2024). "More than 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, says Gaza Civil Defense". CNN. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^Reporter, Brendan Cole Senior News (23 April 2024). "US speaks out about "mass grave" found in Gaza". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^"Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm". TIME. 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^"UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel". Associated Press News. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^Stack, Liam; Yazbek, Hiba; Cumming-Bruce, Nick (23 April 2024). "U.N. Calls for Inquiry into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^"Mass graves in Gaza show victims' hands were tied, says UN rights office". UN News. United Nations. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^"Bodies found with 'hands tied' in mass graves in Gaza". The Independent. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^"Gaza: Over 200 Bodies, Including Children, Found in Mass Grave at Nasser Hospital". Democracy Now!. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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