The office of United Nations for human rights urged this Tuesday a independent investigation and effective of the deaths that occurred in two hospitals in Loop -now destroyed- that were besieged by the Israeli army and where they were found common pits.
“Given the climate of impunity prevailing situation, this should include international investigators,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who said he was horrified by the devastation of the Al Naser (southern Gaza) and Al Shifa (northern) hospital complexes.
“Hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law. The intentional killing of civilians, detainees and other people hors de combat It’s a war crime“he stressed.
According to information from the Gaza authorities transmitted to the Human Rights Office, they were able to recover in the first hospital. 283 bodies, of which 42 have been identified. The victims would have been buried at a certain depth in a area that was covered by debris.
“Among the dead it is indicated that there are elderly, women and children, while some were found with hands tied“said the spokesperson for the UN human rights body, Ravina Shamdasani.
At the Al Shifa hospital, reports indicate that they found thirty bodies of Palestinians buried in two graves dug in patios adjacent to the emergency building and the dialysis building, respectively.
“The Israeli defense forces have said that They killed 200 Palestinians during his operation at Al Shifa hospital, but there is information that indicates that this figure could be underestimated,” the spokesperson said.
