Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, August 5, 2024
Israel said to return over 80 bodies to Gaza today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Palestinian media reports that more than 80 bodies were returned to the Gaza Strip this morning.
Amid the war in Gaza, the IDF has taken for identification bodies suspected of being those of hostages, returning them after confirming they do not belong to any captives that were abducted by Hamas on October 7.
At least 39 of the remaining 111 hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 have been confirmed dead.
تجهيز وحفر القبر الجماعي في المقبرة التركية بخانيونس لدفن 80 جثة قام الاحتلال بتسليمها بعد وقت دام على احتجازها pic.twitter.com/ezebmP2c5f
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