“More than 250 #Australian soldiers are buried at the Gaza War Cemetery, administered by the #Commonwealth, most of them #LightHorsemen who served in the first world war. The majority of graves in the cemetery are #British, but the worst damage has been sustained to a corner of the cemetery that houses the graves of Australians who died during the second world war.
The #Tuffah area of Gaza City, in which the cemetery sits, has been shelled throughout the current conflict. But more systematic and extensive damage caused by military earthmoving has occurred within the last year to the southern corner of the #cemetery.
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A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of #VeteransAffairs told the Guardian there had been “significant damage” to the #Gaza #WarCemetery “and this includes the graves of Australians”.
“The Office of #AustralianWarGraves is very concerned by the damage to the cemetery and Australian war graves. We remain committed to ensuring the restoration of all affected graves as soon as feasible.”
#Australia has vowed to repair the graves of dozens of Australian soldiers in #Gaza after satellite imagery & witness testimony revealed they had been #bulldozed by the #Israel Defense Forces.
More than 250 Australian #soldiers are buried at the #GazaWarCemetery, administered by the Commonwealth, most of them #lighthorsemen who served WW1. The worst damage has been sustained to a corner of the cemetery that houses the graves of Australians who died during WW2. #auspol #ANZACS
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