Palestinians in Khan Yunis have continued to unearth dead bodies in what is believed to be the largest mass grave in Gaza’s history, first discovered at Nasser Hospital last Saturday. The discovery comes two weeks after the Israeli military withdrew its troops from the southern city on April 7 after a three-month siege, leaving utter destruction in their wake.
The massacre site is teeming with rescuers in hazmat suits digging corpses out of the ground with primitive hand tools and digging trucks, while horrified survivors and family members stand there in fraught anticipation, waiting for a sign of their loved ones who have been missing for two or more months. A video taken by Motasem Mortaja, a Palestinian journalist in Khan Yunis, shows a grieving mother kneeling on the hospital grounds and embracing the body of her son, weeping. She is one of the fortunate ones, as most bodies remain unidentified. Of the nearly 400 bodies recovered so far, only 65 have been identified, the head of the Khan Yunis Civil Defense told Al Jazeera.
Hundreds of mothers have gathered daily at the hospital, looking for their children, moving from body to body. One woman told Al Jazeera, “I came here for the fifth day looking for […]
I agree to some extent to your comments on the student protests. On the other hand, where were the students over Sudan, what North Korea is doing, what China is doing, what Assad did in Syria? No response. Oh yes, the Israelis weren’t involved in those things. Antisemitism is rampant and not just in America. It’s amazing how quickly the world condemns Israel, but do you see them doing anything about the other atrocities. And don’t forget the brutal atrocities that were committed in October against totally innocent Israelis enjoying a music festival and then raiding Israeli neighborhoods and beheading babies and raping and maiming women! It was atrocious. No one seemed to mind how many ARABS Saddam Hussein murdered or the half million that Assad killed in Syria. Mmmmm. Sounds like it’s mainly antisemitism.