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Palestinian authorities reported finding bodies in mass graves
at a hospital in Khan Younis this week after it was abandoned by
Israeli troops. Bodies were also reported at the Al Shifa site
following an Israeli special forces operation.
"We feel the need to raise the alarm because clearly there have
been multiple bodies discovered," said Ravina Shamdasani, the
spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights.
"Some of them had their hands tied, which of course indicates
serious violations of international human rights law and
international humanitarian law, and these need to be subjected
to further investigations."
She added that the U.N. human rights office was working on
corroborating Palestinian officials' reports that 283 bodies
were found at Nasser and 30 at Al Shifa.
According to those reports, the bodies were buried beneath piles
of waste and included women and older people.
Turk, addressing a U.N. briefing via Shamdasani, also decried
Israeli strikes on Gaza in recent days, which he said had killed
mostly women and children.
He also repeated a warning against a full-scale incursion on
Rafah, saying this could lead to "further atrocity crimes".
(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Miranda Murray)
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