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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Egypt tells Israel it will let Palestinian rocket engineer’s body into Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt tells Israel it will allow the passage of the body of Palestinian rocket engineer Fadi al-Batsh, assassinated in Malaysia over the weekend, into the Gaza Strip for burial.
Batsh, a “commander” in Hamas’s military wing, according to the terror group, is widely believed to have been killed by Israeli agents, though Israel has remained mum on the killing.
Israeli officials have asked Egypt not to allow the body into Gaza until Hamas releases the bodies of two IDF soldiers killed in the 2014 Gaza war and two mentally ill Israeli civilians currently being held in Gaza.
According to Hebrew media reports, Egypt is affirming that it remains committed to the return of the Israelis even as it decided to allow the transfer of Batsh’s body.
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