Bodies of another 20 hostages still remain in the region; Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been under internal pressure to link the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip with this return
returned, this Wednesday (15), the remains of 45 Palestinians, bringing the total number delivered to 90 people, reported the Ministry of Health of this territory governed by. Journalists from AFP saw morgue workers unloading refrigerated trucks parked next to Red Cross vehicles in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis.
Under the ceasefire agreement promoted by the president of Israel, Israel must hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for each deceased Israeli that Hamas returns to it.
On Monday (13), Hamas handed over the remains of three Israeli hostages and a Nepalese hostage to be repatriated, and on Tuesday (14), another three Israelis and a still unidentified body that, according to the Army, did not belong to any of the people on the list of deceased hostages.
The agreement also allowed the return home of the last 20 living hostages still held in Gaza, in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, as well as an end to fighting and bombings.
The remains of another 20 hostages still remain in Gaza, and the Israeli prime minister, , is under domestic pressure to link the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip with the return of the bodies.
Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, threatened to cut off supplies to Gaza if Hamas does not return the remains of soldiers still in Palestinian territory.
On Wednesday, a vital border crossing point between Gaza and Egypt remained closed despite reports it could be reopened to allow aid convoys access.
*With information from AFP
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