A cemetery in Khan Younis in southern Gaza was severely damaged during a period of time when the Israel Defense Forces said it conducted operations in the area.
A video of the cemetery that was geolocated by CNN shows the area bulldozed, with some graves apparently disturbed. The IDF has not responded to CNN’s repeated questions about the apparent damage to the cemetery.
A satellite image of the cemetery taken by Maxar on Monday shows the cemetery undisturbed, indicating the damage must have happened between then and Wednesday morning, when it was first reported.
The IDF said on Tuesday that its “commando forces have been operating in the Khan Younis area in order to locate and dismantle terror infrastructure.”
Health care facilities nearby: The Jordanian Armed Forces also said that a field hospital it runs that is located next to the cemetery in Khan Younis sustained "severe material damage" as a result of “continuous Israeli bombardment in the hospital's surroundings overnight and into Wednesday morning.”
The Al Nasser Hospital compound is also near the cemetery. The IDF was operating in the area on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning, and its approach toward the medical complex had brought on panic among the thousands sheltering there.