UN footage shows rescuers digging up mass grave in Gaza’s Rafah

Chilling footage from the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) captures the grim reality in Tal as-Sultan, Gaza’s Rafah governorate. Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Civil Defence workers are seen unearthing a mass grave.

The video shows them pulling corpses from the sand where rescuers also recovered 14 bodies on Sunday.

Jonathan Whittall, Ocha’s head in Palestine, describes the horror: “Seven days ago, Civil Defence and PRCS ambulances arrived at the scene. One by one, they were hit, they were struck. Their bodies were gathered and buried in this mass grave.”

“We’re digging them out in their uniforms, with their gloves on. They were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. Their vehicles, their ambulances, UN vehicles, civil defence vehicles are crushed and dumped, covered in sand next to us. It’s absolute horror what has happened here. This should never happen. Healthcare workers should never be a target.”