Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory:

An international investigative committee is required for the mass graves in Gaza Strip due to the ongoing "israeli" genocide, along with sending specialized technical teams to examine and identify the victims.

We have documented mass and random graves since the first mass grave was established in Al-Shifa Complex on October 15, 2023, with the total number increasing to over 140, some containing hundreds of bodies.

Investigations into crimes associated with the existence of hundreds of mass and random graves containing the bodies of thousands of Palestinian victims since October 7, 2023, are necessary.

The recurring extraction of hundreds of martyrs' bodies from mass graves in the Strip's hospitals is horrifying and necessitates urgent international action to investigate the conditions of these graves and the circumstances of the victims' deaths.

Hundreds of bodies have been extracted from mass graves at Nasser Hospital and Al-Shifa Medical Complex, marking a dark page in the record of violations committed by "israeli" forces.

Euro-Mediterranean field teams have witnessed the extraction of dozens of victims from mass graves at Al-Shifa Complex and observed the removal of bodies of victims who were handcuffed and others who were wounded but did not receive medical care and were executed.

The bodies that were extracted were found decomposed, some were merely fragments and torn bodies, and others were headless after being crushed and run over by "israeli" bulldozers.

We documented the extraction of bodies of some patients, evidenced by the presence of urinary catheters and splints that were still attached to their bodies at the time of extraction, as well as medical files of the wounded and sick that were buried with them and extracted from two pits in Al-Shifa complex.

Most of the extracted bodies also decomposed due to the length of time, and some were clearly gnawed on by cats and dogs, after "israeli" forces hindered their extraction over the past months.

Thousands of homes in multi-story buildings have also become mass graves for their inhabitants due to the continued inability to extract them, either due to a lack of technical capabilities to remove rubble or because these buildings are in areas experiencing "israeli" military operations.

Our estimates indicate that there are more than 13,000 Palestinians missing under the rubble, or martyred in random mass graves, or forcibly disappeared in "israeli" prisons and detention centers, some of whom were killed inside.