Palestinian bodies show signs of organ harvesting, says surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta
A funeral held for 54 unidentified bodies of Palestinians, recently returned to Gaza by Israel, October 2025
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 12 November 2025:
The bodies of Palestinians recently returned by Israel appear “highly indicative of organ harvesting,” according to British-Palestinian surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta.
“The bodies show clearly surgically removed lungs, heart, kidneys and liver – done in a professional, surgical way, using sharp bone saws, causing zero damage to surrounding tissues,” Abu Sitta told Al-Jazeera earlier this week, the Quds News Network (QNN) reported. His conclusions are based on photographs that he saw of the bodies, which the Palestinian Ministry of Health received from the Israeli army.
“The bodies show clearly surgically removed lungs, heart, kidneys and liver – done in a professional, surgical way, using sharp bone saws, causing zero damage to surrounding tissues,” he said.
The UK-based surgeon said the bodies “also had liquid nitrogen burns on their skin, but no other injuries. It’s unlikely the organs were retrieved post-mortem.” Liquid nitrogen is a chemical used to prevent tissue degradation.
He added: “All of these bodies belonged to Palestinians whose families said they had been imprisoned alive. So all of this is highly indicative of organ harvesting.” Abu Sitta noted that “every organ was removed as if ready for transplant.”
The photographs were taken on October 17, shortly after Israel handed over 120 bodies, he said.