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          <h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Martyred detainees bound,
            blindfolded, tortured, Gaza forensics finds</h1>
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            <div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">November 1, 2025</div>
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              <p>Gaza\u2019s forensic authorities report disturbing evidence
                that Palestinian detainees handed over by the Israeli
                occupation were tortured and executed.</p>
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                      Bodies of unidentified Palestinians returned from
                      "Israel" as part of the ceasefire deal are placed
                      at a warehouse in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis,
                      Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (<em>AP</em>)
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                <p>Most of the <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--returns-30-palestinian-bodies--some-bear-marks-of-t"
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                  returned from "Israel" were found blindfolded, with
                  their hands and feet bound, Gaza\u2019s forensic department
                  spokesperson revealed.</p>
                <p>These, he said, are compelling evidence that the
                  Palestinian detainees were brutally tortured before
                  being executed.</p>
                <p>He urged all international organizations to urgently
                  enter the Gaza Strip to document these violations by
                  Israeli occupation forces and ensure accountability
                  for crimes committed against Palestinians.</p>
                <h2>\u2018Israel\u2019 hands over 30 Palestinian bodies under Gaza
                  ceasefire deal</h2>
                <p>The findings came after "Israel" handed over to Gaza
                  authorities the bodies of <a
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                    had been held in</a> its prisons, as part of the
                  ongoing ceasefire exchange deal, the Palestinian news
                  agency <em>Safa </em>reported on Friday.</p>
                <p>The bodies were transferred to Nasser Hospital in the
                  southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. This is reportedly
                  the fifth handover of bodies, which brings the total
                  count up to 225. Many bodies are said to bear traces
                  of torture and execution, such as burns, bound hands,
                  and eyes.</p>
                <h2>135 mutilated bodies</h2>
                <p><em>The Guardian</em><span> </span>reported last week
                  that the Israeli entity had handed over to Gaza at
                  least<span> </span><a
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                    moz-do-not-send="true">135 mutilated bodies of
                    Palestinians</a><span> </span>who were held at the
                  notorious Israeli Sde Teiman military base. The
                  facility is believed to be the site of summary
                  executions, torture, and sexual abuse. The daily
                  reported that photos of Sde Teiman detainees in its
                  possession showed people blindfolded and handcuffed.</p>
                <p>It is worth noting that the ceasefire agreement
                  between the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian
                  movement Hamas took effect on October 10. On October
                  13, US President Donald Trump, Egyptian President
                  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al
                  Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
                  signed a declaration on the Gaza ceasefire.</p>
                <p>Hamas released all 20 of the surviving captives who
                  had been held in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
                  In exchange, the Israeli occupation released 1,718
                  Palestinian detainees from Gaza and 250 others serving
                  long prison sentences.</p>
                <h2>Israeli violations hinder recoveries, deliveries</h2>
                <p>The al-Qassam Brigades previously<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-recovers-bodies-of-two-israeli-captives"
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                    two bodies</a><span> </span>in response to Israeli
                  violations of the ceasefire agreement, citing heavy
                  aerial bombardments on Gaza despite intensive efforts
                  to recover the remains. The process required Egyptian
                  equipment and machinery, albeit limited, to enter Gaza
                  to assist with the retrieval.</p>
                <p>The Brigades emphasized that ongoing Israeli military
                  escalations and violations in Gaza are severely
                  hindering search, excavation, and recovery efforts.</p>
                <p>"<a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/fact-check--gaza-media-office-refutes-iof-lies-to-justify-ma"
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                    moz-do-not-send="true">Any Israeli escalation will
                    delay the recovery</a><span> </span>of more bodies,"
                  the statement warned, stressing that the occupation's
                  actions are obstructing progress in locating and
                  identifying the remains of its deceased.</p>
                <p><strong>Read more:<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--responsible-for-hindering-captive-body-recovery--ex"
                      target="_blank" rel="noopener"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">'Israel' responsible for
                      hindering captive body recovery: Exclusive</a></strong></p>
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