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Gaza authorities say more bodies were discovered in mass grave

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Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip on Thursday increased the tally of bodies discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of a hospital to 392 from 283, amid conflicting accounts between Israel and Gaza authorities over how and when some of the bodies were buried.

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  1. Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm

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  2. UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves Uncovered at Two Gaza Hospitals Raided by Israel

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  3. UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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    Gaza authorities say more bodies were discovered in mass grave

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Mass graves found at southern Gaza hospital raided by Israeli forces (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Search teams in Gaza say they’ve uncovered hundreds of bodies in the grounds of Nasser Medical Complex.

  2. France 24

    Mass graves unearthed at hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza’s civil defence agency says (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Gaza's civil defence said Sunday health workers had uncovered at least 50 bodies of people killed and buried by Israeli forces at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The United Nations called Tuesday for ''a clear, transparent and credible investigation'' of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops.

  4. Al Jazeera

    As more bodies found, UN human rights chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza mass graves (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Volker Turk calls for independent inquiry after Palestinian authorities uncover hundreds of bodies at hospital.

  5. Newsweek

    US speaks out about "mass grave" found in Gaza (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. was "inquiring" with Israel over reports of a mass grave in Khan Yunis.

  6. New York Times

    U.N. Calls for Inquiry Into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.

  7. WSVN Miami

    UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in

  8. Local News 8

    UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Irene Nasser and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has called for an “independent, effective and transparent investigation” into the discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals that were besieged and raided by Israeli troops this year.

  9. Rolling Stone

    UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Gaza Mass Graves (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The United Nations called for an independent investigation into mass graves found around Gaza hospitals raided by Israeli forces.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N.

  11. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    UN calls for investigation of mass graves at Gaza hospitals (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A United Nations spokesperson said credible investigators should get access to the graves found at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip that were raided by Israeli troops.

  12. Fox News

    United Nations demands investigation after mass graves discovered at 2 Gaza hospitals raided by Israel (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Mass graves were discovered at two hospitals in Gaza previously raided by Israel. The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk called for an independent investigation.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Uncovering of mass graves in Gaza: What you need to know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    More than 300 bodies retrieved from two of the largest hospitals in Gaza after Israeli sieges end this month.

  14. Salon

    Mass graves of Palestinians point to "serious violations" of international law, UN official says (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The UN human rights office called for an investigation into mass graves found near Gaza's two largest hospitals

  15. The Boston Globe

    Gaza authorities say more bodies were discovered in mass grave (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip on Thursday increased the tally of bodies discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of a hospital to 392 from 283, amid conflicting accounts between Israel and Gaza authorities over how and when some of the bodies were buried.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Some victims found at two hospitals were ‘buried alive’ while others were ‘executed’ by the Israeli military.

  17. CNN

    Almost 400 bodies have been found in mass grave in Gaza hospital, says Palestinian Civil Defense (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Authorities in Gaza have concluded their search of mass graves at a hospital in the south of the strip and said they have uncovered a total of 392 bodies, including some still wearing surgical gowns.

  18. Legal Insurrection

    Media Hoax: No, Israel Did Not Dig ‘Mass Grave’ At Gaza’s Nasser Hospital (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "How are news outlets dedicating wall-to-wall coverage to campus protests, but not the discovery of mass graves in Gaza of people with their hands tied & clothing stripped? Why do we not know more? Where are the journalists and resources being dedicated to that story?" -- AOC

  19. New York Times

    Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Discovered in Mass Grave (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    An analysis of satellite imagery and videos by the The Times found that two of three graves had been dug on a hospital’s grounds before an Israeli raid.

  20. France 24

    Truth or Fake - What we know about the mass graves found at Gaza hospitals (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Palestinian authorities are calling for the UN to investigate what they call "war crimes", after reporting hundreds of bodies found in mass graves around hospitals in Gaza after Israeli raids. Some bodies…

  21. Time

    Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Mass graves of bodies were discovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, prompting concerns about war crimes.

  22. Vox

    Mass graves at two hospitals are the latest horrors from Gaza (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Here’s why the UN is calling for an investigation at two Gaza hospitals.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Gaza emergency officials present evidence of mass grave killings (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Gaza emergency officials have presented evidence of mass grave killings they say were by Israeli forces at two hospitals

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