![Civil defense teams and Egypt Coordination crews search for the bodies of missing Palestinians under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine on September 10, 2026. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AA-20260910-42434756-42434755-CREWS_SEARCH_FOR_MISSING_PALESTINIANS_BODIES_IN_GAZA.jpg)
The United Nations on Tuesday called for international investigators to be given access to all parts of Gaza to help gather evidence, as hundreds of bodies are recovered from under the rubble nearly three years into the war. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement that “the remains of what appears to be entire families are now being unearthed at locations that were pulverised by Israeli attacks”, stressing that “the discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces (the) concerns of war crimes and other atrocity crimes”. “I worry the remains recovered so far may only be the tip of the iceberg,” Turk added, saying that “much of Gaza has been flattened […]
