179 buried in ‘mass grave’ in Gaza hospital compound: Director Al Shifa Hospital

179 buried in 'mass grave' in Gaza hospital compound: Director Al Shifa Hospital

Gaza, The Gulf Observer: The director of Gaza’s biggest hospital has said that 179 people, including babies and patients who died in the intensive care unit, had been buried in a “mass grave” at the complex.

“We were forced to bury them in a mass grave,” said Al Shifa Hospital director Mohammad Abu Salmiyah, adding that seven babies and 29 intensive care patients were among those buried after the hospital’s fuel supplies ran out.