A CNN investigation has revealed that Israeli soldiers bulldozed the bodies of Palestinians killed while trying to access humanitarian aid near the Zikim crossing into northern Gaza.

According to the report, their remains were pushed into shallow, unmarked graves or left exposed for days in areas too dangerous for recovery.

Footage, satellite imagery, and eyewitness accounts reviewed by CNN suggest a pattern of mishandling the dead that legal experts say violates international law.

The CNN investigation drew on hundreds of videos and photos from around Zikim, alongside interviews with eyewitnesses and local aid truck drivers.

Its findings also include testimony that aid seekers were killed by indiscriminate Israeli fire near the crossing.