Khthon documents mass graves, atrocity crimes, and forensic evidence from conflict zones worldwide. Our work is strictly humanitarian and apolitical.
This site may contain imagery and descriptions of deceased individuals, violent injuries, and human remains gathered in the course of active investigations. Content is presented for accountability and documentation purposes only.
Khthon documents mass graves, atrocity crimes, and forensic evidence from conflict zones worldwide. Our work is strictly humanitarian and apolitical.
This site may contain imagery and descriptions of deceased individuals, violent injuries, and human remains gathered in the course of active investigations.
During ground operations, IDF forces systematically razed multiple cemeteries across Gaza, using bulldozers, armored vehicles, and earth-moving equipment to crush tombs, expose graves, and uproot burial plots. The purported justification in some cases was to uncover tunnels or military infrastructure beneath graves. The destruction of sacred burial grounds, removal of remains, and trampling of corpses added a layer of necroviolence on top of the catastrophic conflict casualties.
Narrative & Evidence
CNN and other outlets reported satellite imagery showing the sudden removal of tombstones and flattening of cemetery areas, notably in Shajaiya and Khan Younis. In Khan Younis, one cemetery was bulldozed over, exposing human remains in burial plots. In Shajaiya, Al-Tuffah, Sheikh Ijlin, and Beit Hanoun, at least 16 cemeteries were razed in early 2024.
The IDF claimed the cemeteries were being used to conceal tunnels or hostages, though evidence provided was limited and contested by independent imagery. Legal analysts and NGOs characterized such acts as “necroviolence” — violence enacted upon the dead and their burial sites.
Sources: PBS, Le Monde, Atlantic Council
Example site: Khan Younis Central Cemetery
Approximate coordinates: 31° 20′ 37″ N, 34° 30′ 23″ E
Satellite before/after imagery shows tomb markers present in first pass, absent or flattened in second. Armored vehicle tread patterns are visible across cemetery grounds. Additional documented destruction includes Al-Faluja, Al-Tuffah, Sheikh Ijlin, and Beit Hanoun cemeteries.
