Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal. Satellite imagery of the Gaza war cemetery in al-Tuffah, a district of Gaza City, shows extensive earthworks in the southernmost corner of the graveyard. The first bulldozing occurred outside the cemetery walls, extending approximately 12 metres around all sides of the cemetery. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), which is responsible for the upkeep of the Gaza cemetery and many like it around the world, last commented on the state of the graveyard on 11 December. Four sections of the dead from the first world war have also been flattened.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2026 17:18 UTC