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Friday, October 31, 2025
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Friday, October 31, 2025
Israel returns 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza after release of two hostages’ bodies
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital tells AFP.
The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis tells AFP that “the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal.”
Under the truce, Israel is to return 15 Palestinian remains for every deceased hostage returned by Hamas. Today’s transfer brings the number returned to Gaza to 225.
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