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Algeria has requested a UN Security Council meeting on the mass graves in Gaza

It should be held in a closed format

Algeria has requested a closed UN Security Council meeting on the mass graves in the Gaza Strip for May 7, TASS reported, citing a source from the world organization.

„Yes, Algeria requested closed consultations on this topic”, he said.

On Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the need to immediately allow independent investigators to visit mass grave sites in the Gaza Strip to establish all the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the Palestinians buried there

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzya also called for an independent international investigation

On April 7, the command of the Israel Defense Forces announced the withdrawal from the city of Khan Yunis of the 98th Division, which had been operating there for four months. As a result of the operation, most of the city is in ruins and significant damage has been done to roads and infrastructure. According to the Al Mayadeen TV channel, after the withdrawal of the Israeli troops, the Palestinian emergency services removed the bodies of 332 dead from the graves.