‘Israelis angry at Hamas over bodies of captives’
Former Israeli ambassador Alon Liel says the return of the bodies of the dead captives is being treated very emotionally in the country, creating pressure on the government.
He said many Israelis believe that Hamas is cheating on the ceasefire agreement by not returning all of the bodies of the deceased captives. “There is a lot of anger,” Liel said.
He believes the US will stay focused on the issue of Gaza, and President Donald Trump will not lose interest in it. “The US is the mediator that we trust, unlike Qatar and Turkey,” Liel said, referring to Turkiye, and stressed that Trump is personally invested in the truce agreement as the chairman of the deal.
Yet Israel keeps a policy of withholding Palestinian bodies, 2019:
"Israeli High Court of Justice Upholds Israel’s Policy of Withholding the Bodies of Palestinians Killed" https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/15175.html
https://www.leftvoice.org/cemetery-of-numbers-israels-practice-of-withholding-the-bodies-of-deceased-palestinians/
Confusion, distress over bodies of deceased Palestinians returned by Israel
The returned bodies at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis are proving difficult to identify, with no names or formal identification available. Many families fear they may be left grieving without closure, with uncertainty about the fate of their loved ones.
Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim Al Khalili reports from Khan Younis:
