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Part BFindings and Key Concerns1.Types and patterns of injuries:1.1 Injuries resulting in deathThree forensic pathologists on the FFM teams 1 independently analysed 370 digitalimages of the deceased, belonging to a minimum of 75 cases copied from the ShifaHospital Forensics Department photo archive. 2 These photographic images wererecorded when the dead, and/or injured who later died, arrived at Shifa Hospital inGaza City. It was the conclusion of the teams that these images are authentic. Withinthe limitations of evaluating the injuries described in the Introduction, 3 the generalimpression from these photographs is as follows:The bodies, belonging to men, women and children, have several lacerations of varioussizes, some with traumatic limb amputations and others with severe crush injuries.Some bodies also have severe burns. In some cases, the sex and age of the dead werenot identifiable (e.g., piled separated body parts). Although the total body surfacesare not shown in any of the cases, all photos sufficient for diagnosis show woundscharacteristic of explosion injuries. The patterns of the injuries do not give indicationsof any specific type of explosive ammunition. There were no obvious gunshot woundsamong the injuries seen.1Prof. Hans Petter Hougen, Dr. Karen Kelly and Dr. Önder Özkalipci2For a detailed description of the photos as observed by the forensic experts on the FFM teams, see Appendix 2, ‘Forensicpathology’.3See Part A, 3. ‘Limitations’.30