WORLDJun 24 · 08:00 UTCCBC NEWS

Canadian peacekeepers' cemetery in Gaza completely destroyed, satellite imagery shows

Satellite imagery analyzed by CBC's visual investigations team shows the complete destruction of the Gaza War Cemetery containing 22 Canadian Forces peacekeepers' remains, using high-powered explosives and heavy equipment. Siblings of the soldiers buried there in the 1960s now request their remains be repatriated to Canada if recoverable.

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