Palestinian Nurse Seeks Answer to Husband's Fate at Ruined Al-Shifa Hospital; WHO Aids in Identifying Decomposed Bodies Amidst Unbearable Scenes
Palestinian nurse Maha Sweylem went to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza to find news of her husband, a doctor there, who had been missing since his arrest during Israel's two-week assault on the area.
The hospital, which was the biggest in Gaza, was reduced to ruins, and WHO teams arrived to help identify the bodies of those killed.
The Israeli military claimed they clashed with Palestinian militants at the hospital, trapping patients inside.
Sweylem had not seen her husband, Abdel Aziz Kali, since his arrest and did not know if he was alive or dead.
She remembered how the Israeli army had quickly surrounded the hospital and ordered everyone to surrender using loudspeakers.
A woman named Kali described being trapped in the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza with her two young daughters during recent clashes.
They spent four days without food or water after Israeli soldiers prevented anyone from leaving.
Kali's husband was also arrested during this time and had not eaten for three days.
The Israeli army did not respond when asked about Kali's whereabouts.
The hospital, which is a major medical facility in Gaza, has been accused by the Israeli military of being used as a hideout and command post by Hamas and Palestinian militants, putting patients at risk.
The director of the Gaza Emergency Operations Centre, Motasem Salah, described the scene at the hospital as unbearable, with the stench of death present as rescue workers pulled decomposed bodies from the rubble.
In Gaza, the lack of forensic experts has made it difficult to identify the dead or determine the cause of their deaths.
The WHO and UN humanitarian office are providing assistance, but the process of identifying decomposed bodies and body parts is challenging.
Families are present to identify their loved ones and ensure they receive a proper burial, but the necessary equipment is lacking and time is running out.
The psychological impact on the families of this process is described as unbearable.
The text describes the aftermath of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, where relatives found the bodies of their loved ones in shallow graves outside the hospital.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported seeing numerous deceased bodies with visible limbs.
The WHO emphasized the importance of respecting dignity in death and condemned the militarization of hospitals.
Over the past six months, at least 33,360 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry there.
The text describes the discovery of bodies at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, as reported by AFP through video images.
One of the mourning family members, Ghassan Riyadh Kanita, received the news that his father's body was found at the hospital entrance.
The Israeli military claimed they clashed with Palestinian militants at the hospital, trapping patients inside.
Sweylem had not seen her husband, Abdel Aziz Kali, since his arrest and did not know if he was alive or dead.
She remembered how the Israeli army had quickly surrounded the hospital and ordered everyone to surrender using loudspeakers.
A woman named Kali described being trapped in the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza with her two young daughters during recent clashes.
They spent four days without food or water after Israeli soldiers prevented anyone from leaving.
Kali's husband was also arrested during this time and had not eaten for three days.
The Israeli army did not respond when asked about Kali's whereabouts.
The hospital, which is a major medical facility in Gaza, has been accused by the Israeli military of being used as a hideout and command post by Hamas and Palestinian militants, putting patients at risk.
The director of the Gaza Emergency Operations Centre, Motasem Salah, described the scene at the hospital as unbearable, with the stench of death present as rescue workers pulled decomposed bodies from the rubble.
In Gaza, the lack of forensic experts has made it difficult to identify the dead or determine the cause of their deaths.
The WHO and UN humanitarian office are providing assistance, but the process of identifying decomposed bodies and body parts is challenging.
Families are present to identify their loved ones and ensure they receive a proper burial, but the necessary equipment is lacking and time is running out.
The psychological impact on the families of this process is described as unbearable.
The text describes the aftermath of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, where relatives found the bodies of their loved ones in shallow graves outside the hospital.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported seeing numerous deceased bodies with visible limbs.
The WHO emphasized the importance of respecting dignity in death and condemned the militarization of hospitals.
Over the past six months, at least 33,360 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry there.
The text describes the discovery of bodies at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, as reported by AFP through video images.
One of the mourning family members, Ghassan Riyadh Kanita, received the news that his father's body was found at the hospital entrance.
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