<article data-history-node-id="447277" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-clearance-gaza-rubble-could-destroy-evidence-says-un-expert" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-clearance-gaza-rubble-could-destroy-evidence-says-un-expert" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence', says UN expert</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A UN expert said on Monday that&nbsp;Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" and prevent the recovery of human remains.</p> <p>Francesca Albanese, the UN expert on the Palestinian territories, said evidence should be gathered and human remains identified before full clearance started.</p> <p>She issued a statement headlined: "UN expert warns&nbsp;Israeli rubble-clearing could erase traces of atrocity crimes" and said Palestinians should be behind any plans to remove waste.</p> <p>"In devastated Gaza, rubble is not just construction waste. It is part of a crime scene, a graveyard, and the material record of what happened during a brutal and senseless bombing campaign that lasted two years,” she said.</p> <p>She said that multiple sources had confirmed&nbsp;Israeli companies were involved in the clearance, without naming those sources.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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