Russia Calls For Independent International Investigation Of Mass Graves In Gaza
Russia calls for undertaking an independent international investigation to bring to justice the perpetrators in relation to the reported mass graves in the Gaza Strip, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzya said on Wednesday.
Palestinian officials reported that more than 300 bodies – including of women, children, elderly and injured persons – were found in mass graves on the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city and al-Shifa medical compound in Gaza City.
“We had chilling reports about mass graves that were discovered in the Gaza Strip. We need an independent international investigation to ensure that the perpetrators are held to account,” Nebenzya said in the UN General Assembly hall.