DaysofPal- A British-Palestinian surgeon affirmed in press statements that photographs he received of Palestinians’ bodies handed over by the Israeli army are “highly indicative of organ harvesting”.
Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah said he was “sent photographs of the bodies that the Ministry of Health received from the Israeli army”.
“The bodies clearly show surgically removed lungs, heart, kidneys, and liver, done in a professional, surgical way, using sharp bone saws, causing zero damage to surrounding tissues,” he said.
“These bodies also had liquid nitrogen burns on their skin, but no other injuries. It’s unlikely the organs were retrieved post-mortem. All of these bodies belonged to Palestinians whose families said they had been imprisoned alive. So all of this is highly indicative of organ harvesting.”
Abu Sittah said the photographs were taken on October 17, shortly after Israel handed over 120 bodies. His comments support claims by the Gaza government media office director, Dr Ismail al-Thawabta, who accused the Israeli army of stealing organs from Palestinian corpses and called for an immediate international investigation.
Israeli government officials have previously admitted that Israel harvested the skin, corneas, heart valves and bones of Palestinians up until the year 2000.
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