A cemetery in the Gaza Strip containing the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers killed during a 1956 United Nations peacekeeping mission has been destroyed, according to media reports citing families of the deceased.
Relatives told CBC News that the Gaza War Cemetery in the Tuffah district of Gaza City had been severely damaged, with one family member saying, “It’s like there’s no headstones anymore. It just looks like dirt, gravel, sand.”
According to the reports, an Israeli military officer said troops from a Brigade Combat Team excavated to depths of 20 to 30 metres under the cemetery in February to destroy a Hamas tunnel. The officer said no measures were taken to safeguard remains due to combat conditions.
The cemetery has reportedly been repeatedly damaged during the Gaza conflict, including the use of heavy equipment and deployment of armoured vehicles in the area.
Families of those buried at the site have called on the Canadian government to do more to protect the remains, with some requesting repatriation of the soldiers to Canada.
One relative said she would prefer her brother’s remains be brought home and buried alongside family members, adding that she wanted his name properly marked so he can be identified.
The Canadian soldiers buried there were among those killed during the first UN peacekeeping deployment following Israel’s 1956 invasion of Egypt, according to CBC News.
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