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Returning bodies of captives from Gaza may take time: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will take time to hand over the remains of captives killed in the war, calling it a “massive challenge” given the difficulties of finding bodies in Gaza’s rubble.
“That’s an even bigger challenge than having the people alive being released. That’s a massive challenge,” ICRC spokesperson Christian Cardon said, adding it could take days or weeks and there was a possibility they would never be found.
Israeli army identities two dead captives returned by Hamas
Bodies of two of the four captives returned by Hamas on Monday have been officially identified, the Israeli army says. In a statement, it named two of the victims as Guy Iluz, an Israeli national, and Bipin Joshi, an agriculture student from Nepal.
The names of the other two have not yet been released at the request of their families, the statement added.
Bodies of 45 Palestinian prisoners received from Israel: Red Cross
Medical sources tell Al Jazeera the Red Cross has received the bodies of 45 Palestinians from Israel.
The bodies are being examined for the cause of death.
Israeli drone strike reported in Khan Younis
Medical sources in southern Gaza have told Al Jazeera that an Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis has resulted in casualties.
UNRWA says Israel continues to block aid from entering Gaza
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says its humanitarian supplies are being blocked from entering Gaza by Israel, calling for the ban on aid to be lifted.
“UNRWA’s humanitarian supplies – food, hygiene kits, medicine, shelter items – are sitting in warehouses outside Gaza, banned from entering by the State of Israel. We have enough food for the entire population for 3 months waiting in Egypt and Jordan,” it said on X.
“There’s no more time to lose – we need a green light to start bringing in UNRWA’s supplies immediately so our teams can deliver them to people in need.
“The ban on UNRWA’s aid must be lifted.”
Gaza death toll rises
The Gaza Health Ministry has reported that 44 bodies have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours as well as 29 people who were wounded.
The ministry said the remains of 38 of those killed were retrieved from under rubble, adding that a number of victims still remain trapped, with ambulance and Civil Defence crews unable to reach them.
The overall death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to 67,913 with another 170,134 wounded.
Aid still severely restricted, people still getting killed. This is not a ceasefire, simply an attempt to go back to lower scale of killing, letting disease and malnutrition do their work. Lot of words, genocide goes on silently.
