KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: A Palestinian official says Israel has returned more than 80 bodies to the Gaza Strip.
The identities of the deceased and the cause of death were not immediately known.
Over the course of its nearly 10-month offensive in Gaza, the military has exhumed remains as it searches for the bodies of hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7 attack, which ignited the war.
Weam Fares, a spokesperson for the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, says 84 bodies were handed over at the Kerem Shalom crossing on Monday and were taken directly for burial. The hospital did not provide further details.
The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment.
Associated Press reporters saw the bodies being brought to a cemetery in a container truck belonging to a private company. They were buried in a mass grave.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was not involved in the transfer.
