Hamas prepares to sue Israel for organ theft

Ma'an
The de facto government in the Gaza Strip began collecting the testimonies of families whose sons allegedly had their organs harvested by Israeli soldiers, Gaza Minister of Justice Muhammad Faraj Al-Ghoul said Wednesday.

"We have started collecting documents and information which prove that the Israeli occupation has stolen the body parts of martyrs. We intend to prepare a complete legal file to be used in suits against the Israeli government in international courts,” Al-Ghoul told reporters in Gaza.

The announcement follows months of on and off accusations and a building pile of reports from Israeli and international reporters alleging a series of incidents involving the theft of organs from young men in Israeli custody.

Al-Ghoul said announcements would be printed in the local newspapers asking families and victims of the alleged harvesting come forward and testify at the offices of the ministry.

[Israel's chief pathologist and former head of Israel's state morgue Yehuda Hiss has been repeatedly investigated by Israel for organ theft and has admitted taking Palestinian organs.]  Full story 

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