OIC seeks probe into ‘war crime’ over mass graves in Khan Younis
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned “the horrific massacres” committed by Israel following the uncovering of mass graves in the courtyard of Nasser Medical Complex in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The organisation said in a statement that “hundreds of displaced, wounded, sick people and medical teams have been subjected to torture and abuse before being executed and buried collectively”.
It called for a probe into “a war crime, a crime against humanity, and organised state terrorism”, stressing the need for the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice “to assume their responsibilities in this regard”.
Palestinian workers unearth a body buried by Israeli forces at Nasser Medical Complex
73 bodies discovered in 3 more mass graves at Nasser Hospital
More tragedy keeps unfolding in the city of Khan Younis. Not only is the entire city being obliterated by Israeli attacks, but there have been more mass graves found inside the courtyard of Nasser Hospital.
Medical staff and international personnel who have visited the hospital described it as a “graveyard” after Israeli forces raided the facility.
Three more mass graves were discovered on the hospital grounds, in addition to one found yesterday. The civil defence department retrieved 73 bodies of women, children and young men who had been missing for the past two months when the Israeli military first stormed the hospital.
‘There must be a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip’
Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has blamed Israel for stalling ceasefire efforts, saying it refuses to agree to a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza for it to happen.
The comments came in an interview with Turkish broadcaster A News over the weekend.
“Despite dozens of sessions and communications exchanged via our mediators, the Zionist enemy until this point has not agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. All they want is the return of captives so they can continue the war on Gaza – and this cannot be,” Haniyeh said.
“They want Hamas and the resistance to agree to maps referencing the deployment of the Israeli army as if to say we are legitimising the occupation of the Strip. There must be a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.”
