People in Gaza flock to Nasser Hospital grounds in hope of finding loved ones.
Searching for the dead as mass graves exhumed in Gaza: 'We are all mothers here searching for our children'Medics walk in front of the emergency ward at Nasser Hospital where bodies were discovered, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024.
ABC News has been unable to independently verify these claims, so little is known for certain at this point about the reports of mass graves, including what happened, when it happened and who may be responsible. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said Tuesday that the reports are "deeply concerning," but that the White House is not in a place to validate them.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement Wednesday, denying that it was in any way responsible for the mass graves. "I am here for the third day looking for my son among these bodies buried in the sand, a scene that makes hearts cry," Salama told ABC News, explaining that her 25-year-old son, Saleh, has been missing since January.
"I saw the ugliest pictures as if I were in a nightmare. I cannot believe that dozens here have been buried for months and no one knows anything about them and no one tried to save them," Salama said. "I constantly lose consciousness while watching the bodies emerging from the ground. The men here do not stop searching for the dead in the sand."The Palestinian Civil Defense recovers 50 bodies from a mass grave at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza Apr. 21, 2024.
"He calls for independent, effective, and transparent investigations into the deaths," Shamdasani said. The Israeli military refuted these claims in the statement given to ABC News, declaring, "The claim that the IDF buried Palestinian bodies is baseless and unfounded," and asserting that it had exhumed bodies while looking for Israeli hostages.
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