UN 'horrified' after more than 300 bodies found in mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Gaza


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UN officials said they were horrified at the reports of mass graves at a major hospital in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where local authorities said they found bodies stripped naked with their hands tied.

Civil defence teams have reported finding hundreds of bodies at Nasser Hospital this week since it was abandoned by Israeli troops, who left the medical complex badly damaged after raiding it.

Yamen Abu Suleiman, director of civil defence in Khan Younis, told CNN 35 bodies were discovered on Tuesday, bringing the total to 310.

“We do not know if they were buried alive or executed. Most of the bodies are decomposed,” he said.

Palestinian news agency Wafa reported people of various ages were found in the grave, which it said was created by the Israeli army before it withdrew from the hospital last month.

The UN voiced its alarm at the reports, with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, saying he was "horrified".

He called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians at Nasser Hospital and what was Gaza's largest medical complex, Al Shifa Hospital.

“The intentional killing of civilians, detainees and others who are 'hors de combat' is a war crime,” Mr Turk said.

“We feel the need to raise the alarm because clearly there have been multiple bodies discovered,” Mr Turk's representative Ravina Shamdasani said.

“Some of them had their hands tied, which indicates serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and these need to be subjected to further investigations,” she said.

Palestinians searching for relatives at Nasser Hospital said their bodies had been moved from their original burial site after previous raids on the hospital.

Health workers dig for bodies at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. AFP
Health workers dig for bodies at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. AFP

Israel denies claims

The Israeli military said claims it had buried bodies were “baseless and unfounded”.

It said forces searching for Israeli hostages had examined bodies previously buried by Palestinians near Nasser Hospital and had returned the bodies to where they were buried after examination.

“The examination was conducted in a careful manner and exclusively in places where intelligence indicated the possible presence of hostages. The examination was carried out respectfully while maintaining the dignity of the deceased,” it said.

The US called the scenes "deeply concerning" but the White House said it was "not in a position to confirm" their veracity.

"We will certainly talk to our Israeli counterparts to see what they know but I can't go into more detail," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

The Israeli army launched weeks-long raids on Nasser Hospital, killing and displacing medical staff and patients. The army had claimed that it was one of the hospitals were being used as command centres by Hamas.

Hospital authorities have denied the claims.

The Wafa report claimed that the “vast majority” of civilians killed in Gaza had been buried in mass graves, created by Israeli bulldozers before the army withdrew from particular areas.

It said about 2,000 people are missing across various parts of Gaza, including hundreds in Khan Younis.

In February, the enclave's Health Ministry said Nasser had been turned into a “military site” by Israel as wheelchair-bound patients and sick Palestinians were seen fleeing to the nearby city of Rafah.

A destroyed building in Khan Younis. AFP
A destroyed building in Khan Younis. AFP

Rafah warning

The UN's rights chief, Mr Turk, also warned against an Israeli offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, the last refuge for more than a million Palestinians displaced from other areas in the enclave.

“The world’s leaders stand united on the imperative of protecting the civilian population trapped in Rafah,” Mr Turk said.

He also condemned an air strike on an apartment building in the Tal Al Sultan area of Rafah, which killed nine Palestinians, and a strike on a refugee camp that killed four people, including a girl and a pregnant woman.

“The latest images of a premature child taken from the womb of her dying mother, of the adjacent two houses where 15 children and five women were killed, this is beyond warfare,” said Mr Turk.

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    Palestinians move with their belongings on a road lined with destroyed buildings, in Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, on April 22. AFP
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    An infant saved from the womb of her mother Sabreen Al Sheikh, who was killed in an Israeli strike along with her husband Shokri and her daughter Malak, lies in an incubator at Al Emirati hospital in Rafah, on April 21. Reuters
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    A man rides a bicycle, on April 2, past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen non-profit, including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli air strike. Reuters
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    A woman at the damaged Al Shifa Hospital, on April 1, after Israeli forces withdrew from the medical complex following a two-week siege. Reuters
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    The view from a Jordanian flight dropping vital aid by parachute into Gaza, in March. Matthew Kynaston / The National
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    Nozha Awad flees Al Shifa hospital with her triplet children, after an Israeli raid siege began at the medical complex, in March. Reuters
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    Palestinians gather to receive aid outside a UNRWA warehouse, in March. Reuters
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    Palestinians mourn relatives killed by Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a mortuary in Khan Younis January 4, 2024. AP Photo
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    Palestinians queue for food in Rafah, the Gaza Strip, on December 20, 2023. AP Photo
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    The ruins of Rafah on December 14, 2023. AFP
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    Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive at a hospital in Khan Younis on December 8, 2023. AP Photo
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    Palestinians flee Israeli bombing along the Salaheddine Road in the Zeitoun district of Gaza city on November 28, 2023. AFP
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    A Red Cross vehicle takes Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip into Egypt in Rafah on November 25, 2023. AP
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    The ruins of buildings in Gaza city on November 24, 2023, as a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas took effect. AP Photo
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    A woman and her cat return home to eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during the first hours of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas forces on November 24, 2023. AFP
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    Civilians and rescuers look for survivors in the rubble of a building after Israeli bombing of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 12, 2023. AFP
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    November 7, 2023, a month to the day after Hamas attacked Israel, a victim of an Israeli bombardment in Rafah is moved from the rubble. AFP
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    Searching the rubble after Israeli air strikes on the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 26, 2023. AP Photo
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    Palestinians with the wreckage of an Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of the city of Khan Younis on October 7, 2023, the day Hamas forces swept unopposed into Israel. AP Photo
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The mounting death toll comes as the war enters its 200th day.

About 34,200 Palestinians have been killed and 77,143 wounded since the war began on October 7, caused by the Hamas attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people, with 240 taken hostage by the militant group.

While ground forces largely withdrew from southern Gaza earlier this month, air strikes and shelling continue across the enclave, according to Palestinian media.

Beaches in Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, and Nuseirat were all bombed at dawn on Tuesday as “intense raids” were reported across the north, the official Wafa news agency reported.

Intense air strikes were also reported in Khan Younis.

Also on Tuesday, a Palestinian was killed in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho amid army raids on the city and its surrounding refugee camps.

Shadi Issa Galaita, 46, was shot dead while two others, including a child, were wounded, according to Wafa.

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Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

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Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime

Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.

5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit

There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.

6. Further transfer pricing enforcement

Transfer pricing enforcement, which refers to the practice of establishing prices for internal transactions between related entities, is expected to broaden in scope. The UAE will shortly open the possibility to negotiate advance pricing agreements, or essentially rulings for transfer pricing purposes. 

7. Limited time periods for audits

Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion. 

8. Pillar 2 implementation 

Many multinational groups will begin to feel the practical effect of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT), the UAE's implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax under Pillar 2. While the rules apply for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2025, it is 2026 that marks the transition to an operational phase.

9. Reduced compliance obligations for imported goods and services

Businesses that apply the reverse-charge mechanism for VAT purposes in the UAE may benefit from reduced compliance obligations. 

10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

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