UN calls for international probe into reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals
The United Nations called Tuesday for an international investigation into reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges, saying war crimes may have been committed. Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that health workers had uncovered nearly 340 bodies of Palestinians allegedly killed and buried by Israeli forces at the Nasser Medical Complex. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
Hezbollah announced two of its members had been killed by Israeli fire Tuesday, with the Israeli army saying it eliminated "two significant" members of the Iran-backed group in south Lebanon.
The director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees Philippe Lazzarini hit back at Israel Tuesday, calling for a Security Council probe into the "blatant disregard" for UN operations in Gaza after some 180 staffers were killed.
The US State Department said on Tuesday that reports on mass graves in Gaza were troubling.
A UN probe is looking into those accusations.
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