Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 20, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 20, 2023
758 bodies of civilians have been identified so far as work continues, police say
Illustrative: Bodies of the victims of the mass murderous attack by Hamas on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023 await advanced examination for identification at the National Center of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir) in Jaffa, October 16, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
The Israel Police says in a statement that so far the bodies of 758 civilians have been identified from the October 7 Hamas massacre in southern Israel.
Of those, 655 have been transferred to families for burial.
Police say that workers and volunteers have been working 24/7 since the start of the war in order to identify the slew of bodies collected following the murderous rampage in which some 1,400 Israelis are believed to have been killed. Some of the bodies have been badly burned or destroyed, making identification extremely challenging.
Separately, 306 soldiers, officers and reservists have also been identified.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here