Al-Thawabta: Israeli occupation forces executed the martyrs in the field and stole their organs

Ismail al-Thawabta, director of the government media office in Gaza, said Israeli occupation authorities handed over 120 bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross over the past three days, adding that most arrived in a shocking condition indicating they had been subjected to summary execution and severe torture.

Al-Thawabta said some bodies were found with hands and feet bound and blindfolded, while others bore signs of strangulation with ropes — evidence suggesting deliberate killings. Examinations also showed a number of the bodies had been severely mutilated and were missing vital parts such as the eyes and corneas, in what is suspected to be the theft of human organs while the bodies were in custody.

He called on the international community and human rights organizations to form an urgent international fact-finding commission to determine the circumstances of the victims’ deaths and to hold Israeli officials accountable for the grave violations, which he said amount to a blatant breach of international humanitarian law.