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The our bodies of 15 extra unidentified Palestinians killed in the course of the battle in Gaza have been handed over by Israel Thursday within the ultimate change of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hamas as a part of the preliminary part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan.
The discharge of the our bodies got here three days after Israeli forces recovered the stays of the final hostage — Ran Gvili — held in Gaza for greater than 840 days after he was taken by Hamas within the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel.
Households of Palestinians have been anxiously ready to listen to the destiny of their family members as forensic groups work to establish the ultimate batch of unidentified our bodies from Israel.
The Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross (ICRC) facilitated the handover on Thursday, transporting the our bodies to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis.
ICRC spokesperson Pat Griffiths stated Thursday’s handover marked the top of a months-long operation to facilitate the discharge of the dwelling and lifeless between either side.
In whole, 360 our bodies of lifeless Palestinians have been launched to Gaza officers — all of whom have been unidentified on the time of the discharge, with many bearing indicators of torture and abuse, in accordance with forensic consultants in Gaza.
The Gaza Well being Ministry stated Thursday that Israel had launched 30 our bodies of Palestinians killed in the course of the battle, taking the full of our bodies it has obtained since Monday to 120. Forensic consultants in Gaza are working to establish the our bodies, a few of which they are saying present indicators of bodily abuse.
Thus far, only 99 of the Palestinian our bodies handed over since October have been recognized, Gaza’s Well being Ministry stated, with well being officers pressured to bury unidentified our bodies in mass graves.
“The work that forensic authorities do right here is extremely vital,” Griffiths informed CBC Information freelancer Mohamed El Saife outdoors Al-Shifa Hospital on Thursday.
“Households [have been] ready for solutions for months, if not years, [and] will lastly have the prospect to obtain them.”
Mu’in Al-Wahidi, head of the particular committee for receiving our bodies at Al-Shifa Hospital, stated forensic officers will now work to establish the our bodies.
The most recent launch wrapped up an operation that started in October after a truce deal was signed between Hamas and Israel on Oct. 10, 2025, permitting for the discharge of 20 dwelling hostages by Hamas and 1,808 Palestinian prisoners by Israel. In subsequent phases, the ICRC facilitated returns of the deceased, together with 27 of 28 Israeli hostages and 360 Palestinians, it stated.
“We’re relieved to have helped reunite households with their family members. For households whose deceased family members have been returned, we hope this introduced the chance to completely mourn,” stated Julien Lerisson, the ICRC’s regional head.
Israel has recovered the stays of Ran Gvili, a police officer who was killed in the course of the October 7 Hamas assault. Gvili’s stays have been the final held in Gaza, having been held there for greater than 840 days. The restoration is seen as a big step forward of the following part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Handing over all remaining dwelling and lifeless hostages was a core dedication written into the primary part of the ceasefire deal. Subsequent phases stay to be fulfilled, with deep divisions over what comes subsequent, together with Hamas’s disarmament.
“It’s essential {that a} ceasefire stays after this part, it’s essential that humanitarian support is allowed into Gaza with out obstacles and for worldwide legislation to be revered,” Amani Al-Naouq, spokesperson for the Purple Cross in Gaza, informed CBC Information.
Gaza’s Well being Ministry stated Israeli airstrikes, tank shelling and gunfire have killed not less than 490 individuals for the reason that truce took impact in October, after two years of battle that extensively demolished the Palestinian enclave.
The most recent deaths add to more than 71,400 Palestinians killed in Israel’s army assault on Gaza, in accordance with figures supplied by Palestinian officers. The battle was triggered by the 2023 Hamas-led assault in southern Israel that killed some 1,200 and took 251 hostages, in accordance with Israeli tallies.
On Monday, medics stated two males have been killed by Israeli forces in jap Khan Younis, in an space adjoining to the place the military operates, including to the newest violence rattling the delicate ceasefire.
The Israeli army informed Reuters it was unaware of any casualties on account of Israeli hearth on Thursday.
Later within the day Thursday, an Israeli airstrike killed not less than one Palestinian and wounded others within the Maghazi camp of central Gaza. It was unclear what prompted the assault, and the Israeli army didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Israel stated 4 troopers have been killed by Palestinian militants within the small coastal territory in the course of the ceasefire.
The 2 sides have traded blame over the truce violations. By advancing to Section 2, the U.S. and mediator companions Egypt and Qatar should confront the extra contentious challenge of Hamas’s disarmament, which the group has lengthy rejected. The plan additionally requires deploying a global peacekeeping drive.
