Gaza doctors struggle to investigate 'signs of torture' on unnamed dead returned by Israel
1 hour ago Share Save Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem Share Save
AFP The bodies of the dead Palestinians were transferred by the Red Cross in refrigerated lorries
Out of a single room, with no DNA testing facilities or cold storage units of its own, the forensics team at Gaza's Nasser hospital face the challenges brought by peace. Over the past eleven days, 195 bodies have been returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities, in exchange for the bodies of 13 Israeli hostages, under the terms of Donald Trump's ceasefire deal. Photographs released by Gaza's medical authorities show some of the bodies badly decomposed, and arriving in civilian clothes or naked except for underwear, some with multiple signs of injury. Many have their wrists tied behind their backs, and doctors say some bodies arrived blindfolded or with cloth roped around their necks. The forensic team at Nasser hospital are working with almost no resources to answer vast questions about torture, mistreatment and identity. The head of the unit, Dr Ahmed Dheir, said one of their biggest limitations is a lack of cold storage space.
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