Gaza’s Grim New Crisis: "No Graves—Only Death"
As Gaza cries out, the lack of concern from Hamas for its own, foretold by October 7, fuels this tragedy.
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Gaza’s burial crisis has reached a harrowing peak, with Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis declaring that no space remains for the dead, as reported by Einav Chalbi for ynet. The Waqf Ministry warns of a “severe burial crisis,” a grim consequence of the 56,647 Palestinian deaths since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, per the group’s Health Ministry (run by the entirely despicable and untrustworthy Hamas), including 116 killed in the last 24 hours, four pulled from rubble. Bodies now lie unburied in the sun, as resident Bian Abu Tima writes on X, “No tents, no shrouds, no graves—only death abounds.”
Hamas’s decision to launch the October 7 assault, despite foreknowledge of Israel’s fierce retaliation, has left its people bearing the cost. The group showed callous disregard, anticipating airstrikes and deaths as Israel fought for survival, yet now Gazans weep amid the fallout—still, Hamas’s apparent indifference persists, a horror underscored by the crisis.
Khan Yunis and Rafah cemeteries are overflowing, curfews block southern burials, and central Gaza mirrors the despair. Mohammed Haniyeh, a journalist linked to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, decried, “The world must wake up,” as 22 of 60 cemeteries lie destroyed and 18 severely damaged.
With shrouds, concrete, and headstones scarce, residents like Rada lament “the peak of pain” as corpses rot, while some sell pre-dug graves for 700 shekels, a fortune in Gaza’s current economy.
The Waqf reports mass graves in hospitals, schools, and streets, even bins used for burials, releasing foul odors. Despite IDF airstrikes like Al-Bureij and tunnel demolitions, aid persists in the north, clashing with plans to shift residents south—a move security officials call contradictory.
The saddest thing of all of this is that none of this had to happen. It was entirely preventable. Hamas knew there would be consequences and it didn't care then, just as it doesn't care now.
In fact, it could end this human suffering this minute, if it would just lay down its weapons and give back the hostages. Its own people cry out, yet it insists on continuing the war. If there's anything the world needs to wake up about, it's that.