Israel sends bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza in line with deal, Red Cross says

By Lazar Berman

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16 October 2025, 1:35 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross, including refrigerated trucks, prepare to depart for the Kissufim crossing, located east of Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to receive the bodies of Palestinians that have been held in Israeli custody on October 15, 2025. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)

A senior Red Cross official tells The Times of Israel that the ICRC has transferred the bodies of 30 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip.

The number of bodies handed over matches the formula of 1 hostage for 15 Palestinians agreed on in the US-backed ceasefire deal, after Hamas returned two slain captives last night.

There are currently no plans for a further handover of hostage bodies, says the official, but it is “all under discussion.”