Gaza Strip mass graves

Since the start of the Gaza war, Israel has attacked, damaged or destroyed nearly every hospital in the Gaza Strip.{{cite news |last1=Polglase |first1=Katie |last2=Mezzofiore |first2=Gianluca |last3=Mackintosh |first3=Eliza |last4=Doherty |first4=Lizzy |last5=Petterson |first5=Henrik |last6=Manley |first6=Byron |last7=Robinson |first7=Lou |date=12 January 2024 |title=How Gaza's hospitals became battlegrounds |url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/middleeast/gaza-hospitals-destruction-investigation-intl-cmd/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=CNN |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422132100/https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/01/middleeast/gaza-hospitals-destruction-investigation-intl-cmd/ |url-status=live}} In January 2024, the Gazan health ministry said that 40 bodies were buried inside the hospital due to "the siege on the neighbourhoods close to Nasser Hospital".{{cite news |title=Dozens reported killed as battle rages in Gaza's Khan Younis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68055933 |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2024 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423192659/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68055933 |url-status=live}} A Nasser hospital official had told journalists in January that hospital staff had buried around 150 bodies in the hospital's yard.{{Cite news |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |last2=Yazbek |first2=Hiba |last3=Cumming-Bruce |first3=Nick |date=2024-04-23 |title=U.N. Calls for Inquiry Into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/middleeast/gaza-mass-grave.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424003525/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/middleeast/gaza-mass-grave.html |url-status=live}}

The hospital was shelled multiple times throughout the war and received significant international media coverage after the death of a 13-year-old amputee, Donia Abu Mohsen, who had survived a previous Israeli airstrike that had killed her entire family.{{Cite web |last=Binnur Dönmez |first=Beyza |date=2023-12-19 |title=Nasser Hospital in Gaza hit twice by Israel in past 48 hours: UNICEF |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/nasser-hospital-in-gaza-hit-twice-by-israel-in-past-48-hours-unicef/3086972 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Anadolu Agency |archive-date=2023-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219143711/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/nasser-hospital-in-gaza-hit-twice-by-israel-in-past-48-hours-unicef/3086972 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Zayara |first1=Sami |last2=Shapiro |first2=Emily |date=December 19, 2023 |title=12-year-old girl killed at Gaza hospital weeks after she said, 'I only want ... the war to end' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/12-year-girl-killed-gaza-hospital-weeks-after-interview/story?id=105750059 |work=ABC News |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403125205/https://abcnews.go.com/International/12-year-girl-killed-gaza-hospital-weeks-after-interview/story?id=105750059 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Khaled |first1=Mai |last2=Saleh |first2=Heba |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Gaza's children fight to survive amid wreckage of Israel-Hamas war |url=https://www.ft.com/content/55d74061-49c2-4a57-b67d-9daab07509fa |url-access=subscription |work=Financial Times |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=March 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322061841/https://www.ft.com/content/55d74061-49c2-4a57-b67d-9daab07509fa |url-status=live}} Nasser Hospital was reported to be non-functional after a February Israeli raid.{{cite news |date=19 February 2024 |title=WHO says Gaza's Nasser hospital not functional after Israel raids |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68330579 |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=BBC |archive-date=15 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415102809/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68330579 |url-status=live}}

Israeli soldiers entered the hospital on 15 February 2024 from the south; according to a spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry they destroyed tents and bulldozed a mass grave.{{cite news |last1=Stancati |first1=Margherita |last2=Ayyoub |first2=Abeer |last3=Lieber |first3=Dov |date=15 February 2024 |title=Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Hospital to Search for Hostages |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-enter-gaza-hospital-to-search-for-hostages-061cd039 |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228060456/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-enter-gaza-hospital-to-search-for-hostages-061cd039 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=15 February 2024 |title=Ambulances, tents targeted at Nasser Hospital: Ministry |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/15/israels-war-on-gaza-live-four-dead-as-israel-hits-city-in-lebanons-south?update=2709814 |access-date=17 February 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217160911/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/15/israels-war-on-gaza-live-four-dead-as-israel-hits-city-in-lebanons-south?update=2709814 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Krever |first1=Mick |last2=Khadder |first2=Kareem |last3=Izso |first3=Lauren |last4=Noor Haq |first4=Sana |date=2024-02-15 |title=Nasser Hospital: Israeli special forces enter largest remaining functioning hospital in Gaza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/middleeast/nasser-hospital-israeli-snipers-khan-younis-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |work=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218235400/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/middleeast/nasser-hospital-israeli-snipers-khan-younis-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}} Israel stated it exhumed and examined some 400 corpses looking for Israeli hostages.{{cite news |date=7 March 2024 |title=Israel examined 400 bodies at Nasser Hospital looking for captives |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/7/israels-war-on-gaza-live-20-starve-to-death-in-gaza-more-feared-dead?update=2755511 |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=9 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309185212/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/7/israels-war-on-gaza-live-20-starve-to-death-in-gaza-more-feared-dead?update=2755511 |url-status=live}}{{efn|On 7 March, Israel returned the corpses of 47 people whose bodies had been removed from the grave.{{cite web |last1=Mahmoud |first1=Hani |title=Israel returns 47 bodies to Gaza after digging up graveyard |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/7/israels-war-on-gaza-live-20-starve-to-death-in-gaza-more-feared-dead?update=2755950 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=9 March 2024 |archive-date=9 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309181053/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/7/israels-war-on-gaza-live-20-starve-to-death-in-gaza-more-feared-dead?update=2755950 |url-status=live}}}}

Due to power outages during the entry of Israeli soldiers into the hospital, five patients in the hospital died.{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Victoria |last2=Rasgon |first2=Adam |date=16 February 2024 |title=Middle East Crisis: Israeli Forces Search Gaza Hospital; 5 Patients Die as Power Is Lost, Gazan Officials Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/16/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216073346/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/16/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news |url-status=live}} On 18 February, the World Health Organization said the hospital could no longer serve its patients, and that the hospital was no longer functional.{{cite news |last1=Shankar |first1=Vivek |title=Besieged Nasser Hospital 'Not Functional,' W.H.O. Director Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/18/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=18 February 2024 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218090252/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/18/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news |url-status=live}} Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attributed the hospital's inability to continue operating to the Israeli siege and raid.

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Palestine Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qadra claimed that dozens of bodies exhumed from mass graves had been beheaded and their organs and skins removed from mass graves at Nasser Hospital.{{Cite web |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/85453485/Organs-removed-from-bodies-found-at-Khan-Younis-mass-graves |title='Organs removed from bodies found at Khan Younis mass graves' |date=22 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424150920/https://en.irna.ir/news/85453485/Organs-removed-from-bodies-found-at-Khan-Younis-mass-graves |url-status=live }}

According to paramedics and rescue teams involved in the recovery of the bodies, some bodies were found with hands tied, indicating possible execution. Other victims were found with bullet marks on their heads, raising suspicions of summary executions. There are also reports of torture marks on the bodies.https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/143531{{Cite web|url=https://www.newarab.com/news/us-building-gaza-pier-evidence-mass-grave-executions|title=US building Gaza pier; evidence in mass grave of executions|first=The New Arab Staff &|last=Agencies|date=25 April 2024|website=www.newarab.com/|access-date=26 April 2024|archive-date=26 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426144313/https://www.newarab.com/news/us-building-gaza-pier-evidence-mass-grave-executions|url-status=live}}

According to Palestinian government-run news agency Wafa, some bodies were found suspicious of organ theft with their stomachs open and stitched up, contrary to the usual wound closure techniques in the Gaza Strip. The mutilated body of a little girl wearing a surgical gown was also found, prompting suspicions that she had been buried alive.

By January 2024, many hospital courtyards had been converted to mass graves; according to Euro-Med HRM by December 2023 there were more than 120 mass graves within the strip.{{cite news |last1=Bajec |first1=Alessandra |title=Israel's war is turning Gaza into an 'open-air graveyard' |url=https://www.newarab.com/analysis/israels-war-turning-gaza-open-air-graveyard |work=www.newarab.com/ |date=3 January 2024 |language=en}}

{{main|Nasser Hospital mass graves}}

According to reports from January and February 2024, staff and civilians at the Nasser Hospital "had felt compelled" to bury casualties in the hospital courtyard due to a lack of access to cemeteries because of fighting.{{cite news |title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325 |access-date=3 May 2024 |date=23 April 2024}}{{cite news |title=Truth or Fake - What we know about the mass graves found at Gaza hospitals |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20240425-what-we-know-about-the-mass-graves-found-at-gaza-s-hospitals |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=France 24 |date=25 April 2024 |language=en}}

In April 2024, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, over 300 bodies of young men, women, and children were unearthed at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza, after Israeli military withdrawal. According to Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman the bodies exhibited signs of having been bound and potentially executed in the field. Reports indicate that two other mass graves have been identified, but have yet to be excavated.{{Cite web|title=More than 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, says Gaza Civil Defense|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/middleeast/khan-younis-nasser-hospital-mass-grave-intl/index.html|access-date=2024-04-23|website=CNN|date=23 April 2024|language=en|archive-date=2024-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422225637/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/middleeast/khan-younis-nasser-hospital-mass-grave-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/21/nearly-200-bodies-found-in-mass-grave-at-hospital-in-gazas-khan-younis|access-date=2024-04-21|website=Al Jazeera|date=21 April 2024|language=en|archive-date=2024-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421132104/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/4/21/nearly-200-bodies-found-in-mass-grave-at-hospital-in-gazas-khan-younis|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-mass-grave-reports-gaza-hospitals-2024-04-23/|access-date=2024-04-24|website=Reuters|date=23 April 2024|language=en|archive-date=2024-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423182757/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-mass-grave-reports-gaza-hospitals-2024-04-23/|url-status=live}}

According to a report by France24, based on analysis of photographs and video, the location of the exhumations is around the same area as the earlier mass burials, but there is no way to verify how many bodies were buried there prior to the Israeli withdrawal in April 2024. Geoconfirmed presented a similar analysis, saying that the exhumations took place at the same location as the earlier mass burials conducted by Palestinians, although they didn't exclude the possibility that the graves had been added to by Israeli forces.{{cite news |title=IDF rejects 'baseless' claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts also doubt charge |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/ |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=Times of Israel}}

{{see also|Al-Shifa Hospital siege}}

On 14 November 2023, officials at Al-Shifa hospital announced that to date they had buried 179 bodies in a mass grave in the courtyard of the hospital.{{cite news |title=Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital forced to bury dead patients in 'mass grave' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/14/gazas-al-shifa-hospital-forced-to-bury-dead-patients-in-mass-grave |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/14/gazas-al-shifa-hospital-forced-to-bury-dead-patients-in-mass-grave | title=Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital forced to bury dead patients in 'mass grave' }} A week later, Palestinians buried dozens of unidentified bodies taken from Al-Shifa hopistal and the Indonesian hospital in a mass grave in Khan Yunis.{{cite news |title=In Gaza, dozens of unidentified bodies buried in 'mass grave' |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231122-in-gaza-dozens-of-unidentified-bodies-buried-in-mass-grave |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=France 24 |date=22 November 2023 |language=en}}

In April 2024, health workers in Gaza exhumed the first bodies from mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where, according to a Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson, at least 381 bodies were found after the withdrawal of Israeli forces, not including persons buried within the hospital grounds. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that "Among the deceased were allegedly older people, women, and the wounded, while others were found tied and stripped of their clothes."{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/middleeast/israel-gaza-mass-graves-al-shifa-hospital-intl/index.html|title='Tell us where our children are?' First bodies exhumed from mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli siege|first=Kareem|last=Khadder|first2=Sana Noor|last2=Haq|date=9 April 2024|website=CNN}}{{cite news |title='Tell us where our children are?' First bodies exhumed from mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli siege |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/middleeast/israel-gaza-mass-graves-al-shifa-hospital-intl/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=CNN |date=9 April 2024 |language=en |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423192623/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/middleeast/israel-gaza-mass-graves-al-shifa-hospital-intl/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{cite web |title=Mass graves in Gaza show victims' hands were tied, says UN rights office |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=UN News |date=23 April 2024 |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424005326/https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876 |url-status=live}}

On 8 May, the Gaza Media Office stated a third mass grave had been found at al-Shifa, with some of the bodies found without heads, raising concerns about possible wars crimes.{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Nick |title=Reports mount of mass graves at Gaza hospitals, some bodies found 'without heads' |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/4652018-reports-mount-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-some-without-heads/ |website=The Hill |date=8 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024}} In a statement, the director of the Gaza Emergency Operations Centre said, "The bodies we found were on beds at the reception and emergency department, meaning Israel destroyed the department over the heads of sick and injured people – and they were buried alive."{{cite web |title=People buried alive at al-Shifa Hospital: Gaza health official |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-calls-for-israel-to-open-border-crossings-grow?update=2887959 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=14 May 2024}}

A mass grave has been discovered on the grounds of a school in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. The bodies of 30 Palestinians were reportedly found in body bags, blindfolded and their hands tied behind their backs. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club has confirmed the discovery and indicated that the victims were under detention, suggesting they were executed in the field. The victims' identities, circumstances and dates of death are unknown.{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-01-31-24/h_43b393d1955ed28931e3ed5b1bebd3a0 |title=Hamas and the Palestinian Authority demand international investigation after 30 bodies found in northern Gaza|first1=Kareem |last1=Khadder |first2=Ibrahim |last2=Dahman |date=January 31, 2024 |work=CNN |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424062139/https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-01-31-24/h_43b393d1955ed28931e3ed5b1bebd3a0 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/handcuffed-and-executed-30-bodies-found-in-northern-gaza-school-video/ |title=Handcuffed and Executed – 30 Bodies Found in Northern Gaza School (VIDEO) |work=Palestine Chronicle |date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424062140/https://www.palestinechronicle.com/handcuffed-and-executed-30-bodies-found-in-northern-gaza-school-video/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1410458/mass-graves-discovered-in-northern-gaza-al-shifa-hospital.html |title=Mass graves discovered in northern Gaza, al-Shifa Hospital – L'Orient Today |access-date=2024-04-24 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424062139/https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1410458/mass-graves-discovered-in-northern-gaza-al-shifa-hospital.html |url-status=live}}

In Deir al-Balah at least fifty people were buried in a mass grave; the mayor said "We bury our dead in mass graves. Our graves no longer accommodate the large number of martyrs."{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231208-dozens-injured-in-israel-bombarding-of-deir-al-balah-hospital-area/|title=Dozens injured in Israel bombing of Deir Al-Balah hospital area – Middle East Monitor|access-date=2024-04-24|archive-date=2024-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424062814/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231208-dozens-injured-in-israel-bombarding-of-deir-al-balah-hospital-area/|url-status=live}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=March 2025}} According to Jacobin, over 120 bodies were discovered in mass graves in the Jabalia refugee camp.{{cite web |last1=Assi |first1=Seraj |title=Jabalia's Mass Graves Are a Lesson in Horror |url=https://jacobin.com/2024/06/jabalia-mass-graves-gaza-war-crimes |website=Jacobin |access-date=5 June 2024}}

Another mass grave buried in a mound of sand was discovered in the southern Rafah area on 30 March 2025, containing the corpses of 15 rescue workers who had been killed by the IDF eight days earlier. According to United Nations officials, the dead included eight Red Crescent workers, six members of the Palestinian Civil Defense and a staffer from UNRWA. On Twitter, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher stated the workers while killed by the IDF while attempting to save civilians. OCHA figure Jonathan Whitall were killed by the IDF "one by one" after arriving on the scene. A Red Crescent official stated there was evidence at least one person being detained and killed, as one of the corpses was discovered with his hands tied.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-31 |title=Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian medics and buried them in a mass grave, UN says |url=https://apnews.com/article/gaza-medics-killed-israel-ambulances-f34b6ecc985d9127265a400bd52c72b7 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tanno |first=Kareem El Damanhoury, Ibrahim Dahman, Sophie |date=2025-03-31 |title=Bodies of missing aid workers found in Gaza ‘mass grave’ following Israeli attacks |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/middleeast/aid-workers-found-gaza-mass-grave-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Bodies of 15 rescue workers recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bodies-eight-red-crescent-medics-recovered-gaza-one-still-missing-2025-03-31/ |work=Reuters}}{{Cite news |last=Berger |first=Miriam |last2=Harb |first2=Hajar |last3=Mahfouz |first3=Heba Farouk |last4=Bisset |first4=Victoria |last5=Ledur |first5=Júlia |last6=Shapiro |first6=Leslie |last7=Rubin |first7=Shira |last8=Soroka |first8=Lior |last9=Parker |first9=Claire |date=2025-03-31 |title=15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says; IDF orders mass evacuation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/31/israel-gaza-rafah-evacuation-first-responders/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-31 |title=Gaza: Red Cross outraged over killing of medics by Israeli forces |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkxm1rg6k1o |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}

The United Nations called for "clear, transparent and credible investigations" into the mass graves.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/un-israel-palestinians-hospital-graves-investigation-dbaf873d023a7ba66dda05fb49074434|title=UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel |date=April 23, 2024 |work=AP News |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424050517/https://apnews.com/article/un-israel-palestinians-hospital-graves-investigation-dbaf873d023a7ba66dda05fb49074434 |url-status=live}} Volker Türk emphasized that hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325|title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals|date=April 23, 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=April 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424030044/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325|url-status=live}} He also stated that the deliberate killing of civilians, prisoners, and others who are hors de combat (unable to participate in combat) is a war crime.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325 |title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals |date=April 23, 2024 |work=BBC News |access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424030044/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325 |url-status=live}} The United Nations has also called for the preservation of forensic evidence of Gaza's mass graves.{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876|title=Mass graves in Gaza show victims' hands were tied, says UN rights office | UN News|date=23 April 2024|website=news.un.org|access-date=24 April 2024|archive-date=24 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424005326/https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876|url-status=live}} The European Union also called for an independent investigation, stating, "This is something that forces us to call for an independent investigation... because indeed it creates the impression that there might have been violations of international human rights committed".{{cite web |title=EU Urges Probe Into Reported Mass Graves At Gaza Hospitals |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/eu-urges-probe-into-reported-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-ee794974 |website=Barron's |publisher=Agence France Presse |access-date=27 April 2024}} The U.S. National Security Advisor stated, "We want to see this thoroughly and transparently investigated."{{cite web |last1=Burga |first1=Solcyré |title=Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm |url=https://time.com/6971641/mass-graves-of-hundreds-uncovered-in-gaza-sound-alarm/ |website=Time Magazine |date=26 April 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024}} In June 2024, Medical Aid for Palestinians released a statement saying it was "deeply concerned" that no international investigators had been allowed into Gaza.{{cite web |title=A month after mass graves discovered at Gaza hospitals, international investigations and accountability are essential |url=https://www.map.org.uk/news/archive/post/1593-a-month-after-mass-graves-discovered-at-gaza-hospitals-international-investigations-and-accountability-are-essential |website=Medical Aid for Palestinians |access-date=18 June 2024}}

The Israeli Defence Forces said the accusations of them causing the killings were "baseless and unfounded."{{Cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=23 April 2024 |title=IDF rejects 'baseless' claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts also doubt charge |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/ |url-status=live |work=The Times of Israel |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423182223/https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/}} 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."{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/middleeast/khan-younis-nasser-hospital-mass-grave-intl/index.html |title=More than 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, says Gaza Civil Defense |date=April 22, 2024 |work=CNN |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424055513/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/middleeast/khan-younis-nasser-hospital-mass-grave-intl/index.html |url-status=live}} They further stated that "Bodies examined, which did not belong to Israeli hostages, were returned to their place."{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/middleeast/gaza-mass-grave.html |title=U.N. Calls for Inquiry Into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals |first1=Liam |last1=Stack |first2=Hiba |last2=Yazbek |first3=Nick |last3=Cumming-Bruce |work=The New York Times |date=April 23, 2024 |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424003525/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/middleeast/gaza-mass-grave.html |url-status=live}} Sky News published an analysis of satellite imagery and social media footage of mass graves dug by Palestinians during Israel's siege, which were later bulldozed by the IDF.{{cite news |title=Israel bulldozed mass graves at Gaza hospital, Sky News analysis shows |url=https://news.sky.com/story/israel-bulldozed-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-sky-news-analysis-shows-13121638 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423210511/https://news.sky.com/story/israel-bulldozed-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-sky-news-analysis-shows-13121638 |url-status=live}}

Hamas has criticized the international community for its silence after the discovery of mass graves in Gaza. They called the findings evidence of "Zionist fascism" and war crimes. Hamas demanded that international institutions hold Israel accountable.{{cite web |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/497241/Chilling-discovery-of-mass-graves-in-Gaza |title=Chilling discovery of mass graves in Gaza |date=April 16, 2024 |website=Tehran Times}}

• {{flag|China}}: Referring to the graves found at al-Shifa, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated China was "deeply shocked and strongly condemns the perpetrators of this atrocity".{{cite web |title=China: Crisis in Gaza 'outrage to the moral conscience of humanity' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-news-hamas-officials-to-visit-cairo-for-talks?update=2867867 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=3 May 2024}}
• {{flag|Egypt}}: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that "it is sad and shameful that violations of international law and human values continue in this way in the 21st century, in full view and hearing of all countries, international organizations and the Security Council." Egypt also said it condemned violations of international law, including the targeting of civilians, displaced persons and medical teams by Israeli forces.{{cite news |url=https://arab.news/v2848 |title=Egypt condemns Israeli human rights violations in Gaza Strip |date=April 23, 2024 |work=Arab News}}
• {{flag|France}}: France has called for an independent investigation into mass graves discovered in Gaza. "Given the total humanitarian emergency in Gaza, where the civilian situation has long been unacceptable, France calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the only thing that will protect the civilian population," the French foreign ministry said. and the massive influx of humanitarian aid through all access points to the Gaza Strip."{{cite web | url=https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/143526 | title=France calls for an independent investigation into mass graves discovered in Gaza }}
• {{flag|Germany}}: Germany has called for an investigation into media reports on the discovery of mass graves.{{cite news |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-urges-probe-into-mass-grave-reports-at-gaza-hospitals/3201295 |title=Germany urges probe into mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals |work=Anadolu Agency |access-date=2024-04-25 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424145230/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-urges-probe-into-mass-grave-reports-at-gaza-hospitals/3201295 |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Iran}}: The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, has described this massacre as horrific and heartbreaking. Emphasizing that international humanitarian law, particularly the 1949 Geneva Conventions, supports medical centers and hospitals, he said, adding that damning evidence shows that the Israeli government and Zionists are responsible for the atrocities committed in this crime.{{cite web |url=https://www.ilna.ir/Section-politics-3/1471965-iranian-foreign-ministry-spokesman-take-on-discovery-of-mass-graves-at-nasser-hospital-in-gaza |title=Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman's take on discovery of mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza |date=April 22, 2024 |website=ILNA |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422220740/https://www.ilna.ir/Section-politics-3/1471965-iranian-foreign-ministry-spokesman-take-on-discovery-of-mass-graves-at-nasser-hospital-in-gaza |url-status=live}} Iran's ambassador to Geneva and permanent representative to international organizations, Ali Bahrain, has also called for an immediate end to crimes in the Gaza enclave in response to the discovery of mass graves.{{cite web |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/85455976/Iran-envoy-reacts-to-discovered-mass-graves-in-Khan-Yunis |title=Iran's Geneva envoy reacts to reports of mass graves in Gaza |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225806/https://en.irna.ir/news/85455976/Iran-envoy-reacts-to-discovered-mass-graves-in-Khan-Yunis |url-status=live }}
• {{flag|Jordan}}: Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sufyan Qadah reiterated the kingdom's condemnation of Israeli actions and crimes, adding that these actions are not only a violation of international law and humanitarian law, but also war crimes.{{cite web |url=https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-condemns-israeli-war-crimes-gaza-calls-accountability |title=Jordan condemns Israeli 'war crimes' in Gaza, calls for accountability |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424051301/https://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-condemns-israeli-war-crimes-gaza-calls-accountability |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Pakistan}}: Pakistan has joined the United Nations in demanding a "transparent and credible" investigation into the discovery of mass graves at two major Gaza hospitals. A Foreign Office spokesman said, "There must be an independent and impartial investigation to establish the facts, determine responsibility and punish those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. We call on the international community, particularly calls on Israel's supporters to take immediate action to end the war on the people of Gaza, to protect civilians and to hold the perpetrators of the Gaza genocide accountable."{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/yvhqe|title=Pakistan joins call by UN for 'credible investigation' into mass graves discovery in Gaza|date=26 April 2024|website=Arab News}}
• {{flag|Palestine}}: Palestinian officials have called for an international investigation after a mass grave of people who were blindfolded and handcuffed was found in Gaza. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called for an international investigation into what it described as an Israeli massacre, and demanded that a team visit Gaza to find out "the reality and extent of this genocide to which our people are being exposed".{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/palestinians-demand-international-inquiry-after-mass-grave-found-in-gaza |title=Palestinians demand international inquiry after mass grave found in Gaza |author=Al Jazeera Staff |work=Al Jazeera |access-date=2024-04-24 |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423234618/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/palestinians-demand-international-inquiry-after-mass-grave-found-in-gaza |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The kingdom's foreign ministry emphasized that the international community's failure to hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law will only lead to more violations and an increase in humanitarian tragedies and destruction.{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2498146/saudi-arabia |title=Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli war crimes in Gaza |work=Arab News |date=23 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424051436/https://www.arabnews.com/node/2498146/saudi-arabia |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|South Africa}}: South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed its deep concern and shock at the discovery of the mass grave, describing the discovery as appalling.{{cite web |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-reacts-discovery-mass-graves-nasser-hospital-gaza |title=SA reacts to discovery of mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza | SAnews |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-24 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424100611/https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-reacts-discovery-mass-graves-nasser-hospital-gaza |url-status=live}}
• {{flag|United States}}: The US State Department has expressed concern over mass graves. Spokesman Matthew Miller said the US was inquiring with Israel about the reports. The US has asked Israel about reports of mass graves.{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/calls-investigation-mass-graves-uncovered-gaza-hospitals-raided-109550210 |title=UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel |work=ABC News |access-date=2024-04-24 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424054521/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/calls-investigation-mass-graves-uncovered-gaza-hospitals-raided-109550210 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/israel-gaza-grave-khan-yunis-1893125 |title=US speaks out about "mass grave" found in Gaza |first=Brendan |last=Cole |date=April 23, 2024 |work=Newsweek |access-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424071245/https://www.newsweek.com/israel-gaza-grave-khan-yunis-1893125 |url-status=live}} The White House has also described reports of mass graves in Gaza as 'deeply troubling'.{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Ben |title=U.S. Presses Israel for Information on 'Disturbing' Reports of Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-04-25/ty-article/.premium/u-s-presses-israel-for-info-disturbing-reports-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals/0000018f-159b-d2e1-a7df-15bf41ba0000 |website=Haaretz |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}} US officials have spoken to their Israeli counterparts to learn more about the reports.{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reports-gaza-mass-graves-deeply-disturbing-white-house-says |title=Reports of Gaza mass graves 'deeply disturbing', White House says |work=Middle East Eye |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225805/https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reports-gaza-mass-graves-deeply-disturbing-white-house-says |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Houthis}}: Following the discovery of the mass graves, Yemen's Houthi group urged its forces to step up its operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. The Houthi group emphasized the continuous stand of the Yemeni people in support of the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance in Gaza.{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240423-yemens-houthis-call-for-escalation-in-operations-in-the-red-arab-seas/ |title=Yemen's Houthis call for escalation in operations in the Red, Arab seas |work=Middle East Monitor |access-date=2024-04-24 |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423120959/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240423-yemens-houthis-call-for-escalation-in-operations-in-the-red-arab-seas/ |url-status=live}}
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} The Scottish National Party's deputy Westminster leader, Mhairi Black, has urged the UK government to condemn reports of mass graves in Gaza hospitals as war crimes. She reiterated her party's call for an end to arms sales to Israel during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Black likens the condemnation of mass graves in Ukraine as war crimes to the failure to do so so far in this case. She told the Commons: "When mass graves were discovered in Ukraine two years ago, this House was united in condemnation and considered the graves to be evidence of war crimes, for which Russia must respond. Yesterday, Palestinian authorities in Gaza Covering up mass graves outside bombed hospitals is also considered a war crime, isn't it?"{{cite web |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mhairi-black-urges-uk-government-120856968.html |title=Mhairi Black urges UK Government to condemn Gaza mass graves as war crimes |date=24 April 2024 |work=Yahoo News |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=27 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427024747/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=4_cc-session_6ae11e46-a600-4639-9bed-0131345f3b6e |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/mhairi-black-urges-uk-government-32660875 |title=Mhairi Black urges UK Government to condemn Gaza mass graves as war crimes |date=24 April 2024 |work=Daily Record |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225808/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/mhairi-black-urges-uk-government-32660875 |url-status=live }} In response to Black, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said Israel was expected to investigate any allegations of misconduct. Dowden continued to urge the Israeli government to investigate any allegations of misconduct.

• {{Flagicon|United Nations}} United Nations rights chief Volker Türk said that he was "horrified" by the site and called for an international investigation.{{Cite news |last=Michaelson |first=Ruth |date=2024-04-23 |title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-reports-of-mass-graves-at-two-gaza-hospitals |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424010003/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-reports-of-mass-graves-at-two-gaza-hospitals |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=As more bodies found, UN human rights chief 'horrified' by Gaza mass graves |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/as-more-bodies-found-un-human-rights-chief-horrified-by-gaza-mass-graves |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423233711/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/as-more-bodies-found-un-human-rights-chief-horrified-by-gaza-mass-graves |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424030044/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68881325 |url-status=live}} The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the attack indicated "serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law."{{cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-mass-grave-reports-at-gaza-hospitals-9286966/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424045904/https://indianexpress.com/article/world/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-mass-grave-reports-at-gaza-hospitals-9286966/ |url-status=live}} The United Nations has also called for the preservation of forensic evidence of Gaza's mass graves. The UN human rights chief while expressing his horror at the destruction of Nasir and al-Shifa hospitals and reports of mass graves also demanded an independent investigation into the killings.
• {{Flagicon|European Union}} The European Union (EU) has backed a UN call for an independent investigation into the alleged discovery of mass graves. European Union spokesman Peter Stano said the situation "forces us to call for an independent investigation of all suspicions and all circumstances, because it gives the impression that international human rights may have been violated".{{Cite web |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40300104 |title=EU urges probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals |date=April 24, 2024 |website=Brecorder |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225818/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40300104 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eu-urges-probe-into-palestinian-claim-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals/ |title=EU urges probe into Palestinian claim of mass graves at Gaza hospitals |work=The Times of Israel |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225806/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eu-urges-probe-into-palestinian-claim-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Flagicon|Organization of Islamic Cooperation}} The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Israel's "continuous and tragic massacre" of Palestinians following the discovery of mass graves. The OIC said it called the discovery of the mass grave "a war crime, a crime against humanity, and organized state terrorism that requires investigation, accountability and sanction under international criminal law".{{cite news |date=23 April 2024 |title='Organized State Terrorism' – OIC Says Gaza Mass Grave Discovery Requires Investigation |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/organized-state-terrorism-oic-says-gaza-mass-grave-discovery-requires-investigation/ |work=Palestine Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424052113/https://www.palestinechronicle.com/organized-state-terrorism-oic-says-gaza-mass-grave-discovery-requires-investigation/ |archive-date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024}}{{cite news |title=OIC condemns massacres committed by Israel following discovery of mass grave | Middle East |newspaper=Yeni Şafak |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/oic-condemns-massacres-committed-by-israel-following-discovery-of-mass-grave-3681913 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424052113/https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/oic-condemns-massacres-committed-by-israel-following-discovery-of-mass-grave-3681913 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |last1=Şafak |first1=Yeni }}
• {{Flagicon|Arab League}} The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting to discuss Israel's deadly attack on the Gaza Strip. The meeting will discuss Israel's ongoing genocidal war, the discovery of mass graves in Gaza and the US veto against the Palestinian bid for full UN membership.{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240423-arab-league-to-convene-on-wednesday-to-discuss-israel-onslaught-on-gaza/ |title=Arab League to convene on Wednesday to discuss Israel onslaught on Gaza |work=Middle East Monitor |access-date=2024-04-25 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424122244/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240423-arab-league-to-convene-on-wednesday-to-discuss-israel-onslaught-on-gaza/ |url-status=live}}
• Amnesty International has called for immediate access to the Gaza Strip for human rights investigators following the discovery of mass graves. Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International's senior director, stressed the need to preserve these sites for forensic evidence and identification of remains. He highlighted ICJ orders for Israel to preserve evidence to prevent genocide and urged third states to pressure Israel to allow independent investigators and forensic experts into Gaza.{{cite web |date=24 April 2024 |title=Gaza: discovery of mass graves underscores need for human rights investigators |url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/gaza-discovery-mass-graves-underscores-need-human-rights-investigators |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425225818/https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/gaza-discovery-mass-graves-underscores-need-human-rights-investigators |archive-date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Amnesty International}}
• The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called for an immediate international and independent investigation into the reports of mass graves. Bob Kitchen, Vice President of Emergencies at the IRC, expressed deep concern at the reports and said, "We are horrified by the news of hundreds of bodies being buried in mass graves in health facilities in Gaza. Some of the dead are alleged to have died. There were elderly, women, and injured persons - some of whom were handcuffed and stripped - we echo the call of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for an immediate and fully independent investigation into these incidents. do."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-urgently-calls-international-and-independent-investigation-reports-mass-graves|title=The IRC urgently calls for an international and independent investigation into reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals | International Rescue Committee (IRC)|website=www.rescue.org|access-date=26 April 2024|archive-date=26 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426134222/https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-urgently-calls-international-and-independent-investigation-reports-mass-graves|url-status=live}}

• Nasser Hospital mass graves
• Mass graves in the Sinai Peninsula
• Mass grave
• Summary execution

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