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Israel released 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during its war in Gaza, three days after the remains of the last Israeli hostage was returned.
It marks the last hostage-detainee exchange between Israel and Hamas carried out as part of the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached in October.
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),
A Palestinian man and his Israeli friend are dedicating themselves to a peaceful coexistence in the aftermath of the devastating war in Gaza.
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.