"A huge military operation to recover a single Israeli body exposes a grim moral paradox: Precise forensics for the occupier, and mass graves and lost identity for the occupied and bombarded. To retrieve one body, the Israeli military mobilised a fleet of tanks, drones, and what locals described as explosive robots. They turned a neighbourhood into a kill zone, dug up approximately 200 Palestinian graves, and left four civilians dead in their wake."
"His successful recovery on Monday was hailed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a triumph of commitment. But just metres (yards) away from where Gvili's remains were carefully extracted, a very different, gruesome reality persists. According to the National Committee for Missing Persons, more than 10,000 Palestinians remain entombed under the rubble of Gaza, decomposing in silence, lost and without identity."
A concentrated Israeli operation used tanks, drones and explosive robots to retrieve the remains of one Israeli policeman, turning a neighbourhood into a kill zone and excavating roughly 200 graves. The operation caused civilian deaths and was publicly praised by Israeli leadership as a demonstration of commitment. Simultaneously, more than 10,000 Palestinians remain buried under Gaza rubble, unidentified and decomposing, with families denied closure. There are no equivalent large-scale forensic efforts, robotic clearances or international media focus for the Palestinian dead. The al-Batsh cemetery digging has become a stark symbol of a lethal double standard.
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