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.

The NGO claimed it has documented Israeli forces confiscating dozens of dead bodies from the al-Shifa and Indonesian hospitals in northern Gaza, alongside others in the south.

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”.

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    1 year ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but isnt organs are only viable for usage during the very early minutes of a person’s death? For example, if a person is dead for more than a hour, his organ would be useless to another person.

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      I don’t know the exact timeframe, but a 10 day old mass grave is very much outside of the viability timeframe

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      1 year ago

      not all organs

      Organ viability varies

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      1 year ago

      Yes. This is 100% fake news. You wouldn’t use those bodies for dog meat let alone harvesting organs… It’s such a blatant lie that I can’t even tell which side is making it up.

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      1 year ago

      Did you know that Israel has a special military unit just for putting down puppies?