(Media Line-Jerusalem Post) Aaron Poris - At Israel's National Center of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir) in Tel Aviv, forensic pathologists, including Israeli staffers as well as volunteers from abroad, were visibly disturbed by the evidence before them. Many broke into tears throughout the day. The forensics team showed images from their investigations. Perhaps the most disturbing image was a completely charred mass of flesh. Only after a CT scan could experts see what it was: two spinal cords - one belonging to an adult, one to someone young - a parent and child bound together by metal wires in a final embrace before being set alight. Dr. Chen Kugel, the head of Abu Kabir, said, "The proportion of bodies we've received who are charred is high. Many have gunshot wounds in their hands, showing they put their hands up to their faces in defense. Many were burned alive in their homes....We know they were burned alive because there is soot in their trachea, their throats - meaning they were still breathing when set on fire." Kugel explained that the age range of the victims spans from 3 months to 80 or 90 years old. Many bodies, including those of babies, are without heads. Dr. Nurit Bublil, head of Abu Kabir's DNA laboratory, said, "This was not combat....[Hamas] celebrated burning houses with civilians inside who didn't do anything to them. They enjoyed grabbing an 18-year-old girl from a party, a festival, dragging her to a car, and taking her to Gaza. And who knows what happened [to her] in between."
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