UN Rights Chief Says Uncovered Remains in Gaza Raise Concerns of War Crimes
The UN says more than 8,000 people may still be missing under Gaza’s rubble as investigators seek evidence of possible war crimes.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations called on Israel to grant international investigators access to all parts of Gaza to assist with evidence-gathering as recovery of human remains from destroyed sites continues.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk reported that remains of entire families are being unearthed across Gaza, warning these discoveries resurface concerns about possible war crimes, with many victims being women and children.
- Since November 2025, the Palestinian Civil Defence has recovered more than 630 bodies from beneath destroyed buildings, while estimating that over 8,000 people remain buried in the wreckage.
- Describing the recovery as 'only the tip of the iceberg,' Turk noted that Israel has blocked entry of heavy machinery needed to clear rubble while continuing to level areas with bulldozers.
- The United Nations reports that Israel's assault generated around 61 million tons of wreckage that could take seven years to clear, while a 2024 UN report identified potential humanitarian law violations during early war weeks.
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UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes following remains discovered under Gaza rubble
He claimed that the discoveries revived concerns raised in a 2024 UN report that found Israeli strikes on residential buildings during the early weeks of the war may have violated humanitarian law.
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UN rights chief says uncovered remains in Gaza raise concerns of war crimes
The recovery of hundreds of bodies from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza during the war that began nearly three years ago has raised fresh concerns about possible war crimes, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday.
Bodies exhumed in Gaza, UN human rights chief fears it's 'tip of the iceberg'
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GENEVA (ANP) - UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has expressed his concerns about violations of international law regarding the recovery of bodies in Gaza. He calls on Israel to grant international investigators access to the area so that they can assist in collecting b...
On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for international investigators to be allowed access to the Gaza Strip "to assist in the collection of evidence", suspected of possible Israeli violations and war crimes.
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