Bodies of 80 Palestinians buried in Gaza Strip after return by Israel
According to information from the Hamas Ministry of Health, Israeli soldiers had retrieved the bodies from morgues and graves over the past few days and brought them to Israel. There they were examined to make sure that no Hamas hostages had been killed among them. The 80 Palestinians were finally buried in a makeshift cemetery in the Rafah region in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza war began on 7 October with the unprecedented attack on Israel by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas. Hundreds of Hamas fighters committed atrocities, according to Israeli figures around 1140 people were killed and 250 others were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. 129 hostages are still in the Palestinian territory.
In response to the Hamas attack, Israel has been attacking the Gaza Strip ever since. According to the latest figures from the Hamas Ministry of Health, which cannot be independently verified, more than 20,900 people have been killed so far.
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- The Red Cross has called for the return of the bodies of the Palestinians buried in the Gaza Strip, as Israel is still holding the corpses of some of the individuals from the mass grave.
- According to AFP news agency, the BMG (German Foreign Ministry) has voiced its concern over the situation and is urging Israel to facilitate the return of the bodies to their families for proper burials.
- The 80 Palestinians, who were buried in the Gaza Strip after their return by Israel, had been held in Israeli morgues and graves for several days before being handed over to Hamas.
- The Palestinians had been killed during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip and their families have been waiting to give them a proper burial.
- The return of the bodies is a crucial step towards healing the wounds of the conflict, and the international community has urged Israel to allow the return of all the bodies that are still in its possession.
- The Red Cross has expressed its concern over the treatment of the corpses and has urged Israel to adhere to international humanitarian law and ensure that they are treated with respect and dignity.
- The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has strongly criticized Israel's handling of the situation and has called on the international community to intervene and ensure that the bodies are returned to their families for proper burials.
Source: www.stern.de
