Concerns about 'organ theft' by Israel's forces from dead Palestinians were raised by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said on Sunday it had “concerns” about possible organ theft from Palestinian corpses, following reports by medical professionals in Gaza who examined some bodies after they were released by Israel.

Medical professionals reportedly found vital organs, such as livers, kidneys and hearts, alongside cochleas and corneas, were missing, which the Euro-Med Monitor called “evidence” of potential organ theft.

They also claimed Israel exhumed and confiscated corpses from a mass grave that was dug more than 10 days ago in a courtyard at al-Shifa.

Israel has previously denied harvesting organs from dead Palestinians without the consent of families, calling such accusations “antisemitic”.

  • Mammal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Gonna call shenanigans on this.

    Bombs shatter organs - even when the victim isn’t in the blast-radius. Heck, just the sonic booms from fighter-jets can (and do) trigger miscarriages. Organs that are crushed, riddled with shrapnel, and probably close to the consistency of oatmeal are not worth the risks of retrieval.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      Not everyone is bombed to rubble. Many corpses would even be in cold storage, or fresh because the IDF has also executed people at point blank.

      Since the IDF has a ton of casualties right now it’s not that far fetched that they would steal some human supplies for their own surgeries.

      A pinch of salt is recommended but since israel isn’t allowing international journalists into Gaza it’s very difficult to have complete independent verification on any of their accused war crimes.