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Body of Israeli soldier handed over to Red Cross in Gaza

Al Jazeera Arabic reports that the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has announced the handover of the body of an Israeli soldier to the Red Cross in Gaza.


Israel confirms it received captive’s body

The office of the Israeli prime minister has confirmed the Israeli army has received through the Red Cross the coffin of a missing captive inside Gaza.

From there, the body will be transferred to Israel and then to the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine for the identification process, after which the family will be notified officially.

It is believed the bodies of 15 other captives remain in Gaza, with Hamas attempting to locate them in the ruins after two years of Israeli bombardment.