Israel is conducting examinations on the bodies of six prisoners, recently recovered from Gaza, to determine if they were possibly killed by Israeli army fire, the newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday. The investigation comes amid growing internal criticism and increasing demands for a prisoner exchange deal with Palestinian resistance groups.
The bodies were found in a tunnel in Khan Yunis, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said they were identified as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Abraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, and Chaim Peri, according to Reuters news agency.
Government’s Delay
The families of the Israeli prisoners have publicly criticized the government, holding it responsible for the deaths of their loved ones in Gaza. They emphasized Israel’s moral obligation to ensure a dignified burial for the dead and the rehabilitation of the living captives. The families also urged the government to finalize the deal currently under negotiation to bring hope back to Israel.
The Recovery
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli military announced the recovery of the bodies of six prisoners who had been held in Gaza since October 7, following a joint operation with the General Security Service (Shin Bet). The retrieved bodies were then identified, and the families were notified.
Ongoing Genocide
Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 40,173 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,857 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7. The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.
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