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Palestinians in Gaza Attempt to Identify Bodies Released by Israel

HeadlineOct 17, 2025

Palestinians in Gaza are trying to identify the bodies of their relatives who were released by Israel. Many of the bodies showed signs of torture and summary execution, with gunshots to the head and marks from blindfolds and handcuffs. Here’s Ghada Musbeh, whose husband is still missing.

Ghada Musbeh: “The Red Cross has brought bodies, 90 bodies, and we have come to see if my husband is with them or not. The appearance of the martyrs, we do not know who they are, because they are disfigured, and the Israelis have tortured them. We don’t know anything about them. Their appearance — we don’t know where my husband is. It is not known.”

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