73 new bodies found in Nasser Hospital, while fate of 2,000 Palestinians is still unknown
GAZA, April 23 (YPA) – The government media office in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday, April 22, 2024, that the fate of about 2,000 Palestinians who were in Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis when the Israeli occupation forces stormed it in February “is still unknown.”
The media office confirmed that dozens of bodies of martyred children, women, and the elderly were found with their hands tied and buried in mass graves.
The head of the office, Salama Marouf, said in a statement, “For the fourth day, the work of government crews continues to extricate martyrs from the mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis (south of the Gaza Strip).”
Marouf also added: “Today the bodies of 73 martyrs were recovered, bringing the total number of bodies recovered since last Friday to 283 martyrs.”
He stated that the bodies of 42 martyrs were identified, while the rest were not, as the occupation army deliberately hid them, buried them deep in sand, and dumped waste on them.
The office head also indicted that “some bodies of women, elderly people, and wounded people were found; some of them were handcuffed and stripped of their clothes,” indicating that they were executed in cold blood.
YPA