Israel released 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during its war in Gaza, three days after the remains of the last Israeli hostage was returned.

The Israeli military has acknowledged in a briefing to Israeli journalists that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza and that the figures from the health ministry in the enclave are largely accurate,

Israel has transferred the remains of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip, fulfilling the conditions for moving to the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, Israeli sources said. The bodies were handed over by staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),

The crossing has been under a near complete closure since Israel seized it in May 2024, saying the step was part of a strategy to halt cross-border arms smuggling by Hamas. It was briefly opened for the evacuation of medical patients during a short-lived ceasefire in early 2025.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr Warsen Aghabekian Shaheen, who is on a visit to India, said she hopes Palestine will soon be freed from Israeli occupation and that peace will return along with the reconstruction of Gaza.

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Shahin emphasised that UNRWA, which has been repeatedly targeted by Israel in recent months, was created to cater to Palestinian refugees and is mandated by the UN.

Israel agreed to return 15 Palestinian bodies for each hostage recovered, according to the ceasefire terms. It’s unclear if the bodies released Thursday were of Palestinian detainees who died in Israeli custody or bodies taken from Gaza by Israeli troops during the war.

Suleiman Ghawanmeh is tired of talking. For over 10 years, he talked himself hoarse until he realized his words could not save his community from being driven out. After his final appeal for help came to nothing,