Gaza: Inside a hall at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, dozens of Palestinians sift through photos of decomposing bodies, desperately trying to identify their missing loved ones who disappeared during the Gaza conflict.
For many families, this grim process is their only hope of bringing closure — to bury their relatives with dignity and find some measure of peace. Yet, a large number of bodies remain unidentified, later buried in a mass grave marked for “unknown individuals.”
The anguish deepens further as medical staff and relatives report that some of the recovered bodies bear signs of torture.
Following the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, both sides exchanged remains of the deceased. As part of this process, Israel handed over 195 unidentified Palestinian bodies to Gaza authorities. However, after weeks of forensic examinations, 95 of these bodies could not be identified and were buried in a communal grave.
Human rights observers and medical workers describe the situation as a humanitarian tragedy, emphasizing the psychological toll on families and the urgent need for international oversight in handling war casualties.
