Talk:Gaza Strip mass graves

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Request for neutral language

All sources cite "Gaza's Civil Defense", a relatively obscure organization with only one known member, Mahmoud Basal. It would be fair to edit the article to highlight the unconfirmed nature of the mass graves as, for now, they're only alleged by one side of the conflict.

Additionally, the first sentence in the background section is either misleading or the author did not understand the source article. The CNN article cited discusses hospitals in northern Gaza, not throughout the Gaza strip. The language in the wiki article should be ammended to reflect that.

Further, it is important background info that one of the kindapped Israeli hostages alleges she was held in Nasser hospital alongside other hostages. Footzitzgerald (talk) 14:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

I will treat this as 3 separate edit requests (please in future, express such requests straightforwardly in the form change X to Y).

1) The UN and the US are asking for Israeli clarifications about them so there appears to be little doubt that such graves exist. Not done.

2) Done.

3) This seems undue. That alone, even if true, would not constitutes a sufficient reason to attack the hospital. Not done. Selfstudier (talk) 15:33, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Request for edit: WHO Director and Al-Shifa director reporting on use of mass graves in November 2023

Please add a mention in the section on Al-Shifa that there had already been confirmation by Al-Shifa administrators and reported by the WHO Director that the hospital had been forced to use mass graves due to dire circumstances. I believe this is important context to add.

Al-Shifa director statement: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/14/gazas-al-shifa-hospital-forced-to-bury-dead-patients-in-mass-grave

WHO Director statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8aJw6K1Zs NotBrandonJones (talk) 01:30, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Added and wikilinked to earlier siege. AJ ref is sufficient, I think. Selfstudier (talk) 11:04, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Request for edit: broken reference

Reference 3 to "Geonconfirmed" pops up a cite error, I believe it's a simple typo for Geoconfirmed (at least, geoconfirmed is cited later) Alan O'Callaghan (talk) 21:20, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. The citation wasn't defined. It now links to the Times of Israel article previously cited which mentioned Geoconfirmed. Professor Penguino (talk) 00:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Move the initial claim further down

The initial paragraph begins the article by framing the mass graves as definitively created by Palestinians when this is not proven to be the case or the sole origin of them. It’s a bias that makes it appear that the discovery of mass graves is the result of hurried burial and causes the reader to see the remainder of the article in that light. It’s an intentional propaganda move to discredit the controversy.

The article should start with the second paragraph, the discovery of the mass graves. It can then include the initial paragraph after. Benwalters962 (talk) 23:36, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 16 July 2025

Description of suggested change: Minor typographical error, should change wars crimes -> war crimes under #Al-Shifa_Hospital

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On 8 May, the Gaza Media Office stated a third mass grave had been found at al-Shifa, with some of the bodies found without heads, raising concerns about possible wars crimes.

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On 8 May, the Gaza Media Office stated a third mass grave had been found at al-Shifa, with some of the bodies found without heads, raising concerns about possible war crimes.

SynthesizerManifesto (talk) 20:38, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Already done Day Creature (talk) 22:17, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 December 2025

Minor typographical error in "Al-Shifa Hospital" section, should change "Al-Shifa hopistal" to "Al-Shifa hospital". Wire witch (talk) 11:13, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done Day Creature (talk) 14:36, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Narrower scope

We already have Israeli razing of cemeteries and necroviolence against Palestinians, therefore any grave desecration should be moved to that article. Likewise mass burial happens in a lot of places in the world (including Gaza) and that itself is not really remarkable. I propose this article be narrowly limited to mass grave discoveries so we can clean it up and focus on the topic at hand.VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 17:09, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

@Ainty Painty: since you created this article.VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 19:38, 1 March 2026 (UTC)