by Middle East Eye News Staff at Middle East Eye
The Palestinian civil defence on Sunday said it has found hundreds of bodies of Palestinians buried in mass graves by Israeli forces in the courtyard of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
At least 200 bodies had been retrieved from two mass graves in the medical compound as of Sunday noon local time.
As the search continued, rescuers estimated there to be at least 400 bodies.
The Gaza government media office said some of bodies found had been decapitated, and had their skin and organs removed.
According to Al Jazeera, the bodies of children, elderly women and young men were among those found.
Rescue teams said some bodies had their hands bound behind their backs, suggesting they were executed and buried on the spot.
Middle East Eye could not independently verify the reported conditions of the bodies.
As news of the mass graves spread, many people arrived at the hospital in the hope of finding members of their family who had gone missing…
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