GAZA, (PIC)
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that it has halted procedures to receive the bodies of dozens of martyrs from the Israeli occupation army before it discloses information on their identities.
The ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, “With the arrival of a container containing approximately 88 bodies from the Israeli occupation, with no data or information indicating their names and the locations where they were killed, the Palestinian Ministry of Health halted the procedures to receive the container until the completion of full data and information about these bodies so that their families can identify them.”
The Ministry of Health called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to carry out its duties in accordance with the internationally applicable protocol regarding receiving and delivering bodies of the dead, with full data and information about each body in terms of names, ages, and the locations from which these bodies were recovered.
It also stressed the necessity of receiving the bodies according to humanitarian and international standards and in a manner that preserves the dignity of the dead.
The ICRC received this morning the bodies of the martyrs from the Israeli occupation army which had previously taken them from different areas of the Gaza Strip.
For its part, the Government Media Office (GMO) condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli repeated, deliberate, and intentional violation of the dignity of the bodies of the martyrs, in a manner that violates international law, and sends a message of disdain for international law and marginalization of the legal procedures followed in preserving the dignity of the dead.
In a statement, the GMO held the Israeli occupation and the US administration fully responsible for this inhumane crime, calling on the international community, all international and UN organizations, and all countries of the world to condemn it, and to pressure Israel to stop the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.
