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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Only 89 of 300 bodies of
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<p>Grieving families endure the heartbreaking, agonizing
wait for news of their loved ones amid unrecognizable
features and shortages of basic needs.</p>
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Bodies of unidentified Palestinians returned by
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warehouse in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza
Strip, Friday, October 31, 2025 (<em>AP</em>)
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<p><a
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moz-do-not-send="true">15 bodies of Palestinian
martyrs</a> were handed over by the Israeli
occupation through coordination with the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), raising the total
number of released bodies to 300, the Palestinian
Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Friday.</p>
<p>Of those, only 89 have been formally identified,
while the process of examining, documenting, and
preparing the remaining bodies for handover to
families is ongoing. The Ministry confirmed that
medical teams continue to follow official procedures
in handling the bodies of the martyrs with care and
dignity.</p>
<h2>Bodies mutilated, unrecognizable</h2>
<p>On October 21, Gaza health officials revealed that at
least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by
"Israel" were previously held at the notorious Sde
Teiman concentration camp in southern occupied
Palestine, which is already under investigation for
torture and deaths in custody.</p>
<p>Dr. Munir al-Bursh, director general of Gaza\u2019s Health
Ministry, and a spokesperson for Nasser Hospital in
Khan Younis, told <em>The Guardian</em> that
documents found inside the body bags indicated all the
remains <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sde-teiman-horrors--135-palestinian-bodies--israel--returned"
moz-do-not-send="true">originated from Sde Teiman</a>.
The site, previously exposed for keeping Palestinian
detainees in cages, blindfolded, handcuffed, shackled
to hospital beds, and forced to wear nappies, has long
been associated with severe human rights abuses.</p>
<p>\u201cThe document tags inside the body bags are written
in Hebrew and clearly indicate that the remains were
held at Sde Teiman,\u201d al-Bursh said. \u201cThe tags also
showed that DNA tests had been carried out on some of
them there.\u201d</p>
<h2>Pictures too graphic to publish</h2>
<p>"Israel" has been allegedly conducting an ongoing
criminal investigation into the deaths of 36
Palestinians who were detained at the same facility.</p>
<p>Images of the Palestinian victims reviewed by <em>The
Guardian</em>, too graphic to publish, show several
of the deceased blindfolded, their hands tied behind
their backs, and one with a rope around his neck.</p>
<h2>Doctors: \u2018Israel\u2019 carried out killings, torture of
Palestinians</h2>
<p>Moreover, doctors in Khan Younis who examined the
bodies said both autopsies and field observations
\u201cclearly indicate that Israel carried out acts of
murder, summary executions and systematic torture
against many of the Palestinians.\u201d Health officials
reported \u201cclear signs of direct gunfire at point-blank
range and bodies crushed beneath Israeli tank tracks.\u201d</p>
<p>Eyad Barhoum, administrative director of the Nasser
Medical Complex, said the bodies arrived \u201cwith no
names but just codes,\u201d adding that the process of
identifying them had begun.</p>
<p>Evidence strongly suggests that many of the
Palestinians were executed. Sde Teiman serves both as
a detention camp notorious for deaths in custody and
as a storage site for bodies abducted from Gaza. Human
rights groups are calling for an investigation to
determine how many victims died at the facility.</p>
<h2>Toll keeps rising</h2>
<p>Over 72 hours, 10 additional martyrs have arrived at
hospitals across the Gaza Strip, including nine
retrieved from under the rubble, along with six
injured Palestinians.</p>
<p>Despite ongoing efforts, the Health Ministry noted
that several victims remain trapped under collapsed
buildings and in inaccessible areas, as ambulance and
civil defense teams continue to face major obstacles
in reaching them due to extensive destruction and
security constraints.</p>
<h2>Ceasefire toll and updated statistics</h2>
<p>Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025, the Ministry
has recorded the following:</p>
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<li>Martyrs since ceasefire: 241</li>
<li>Injuries since ceasefire: 614</li>
<li>Bodies retrieved since ceasefire: 522</li>
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<p>These figures reflect the continued humanitarian toll
due to daily Israeli aggressions despite the declared
ceasefire</p>
<p>According to the Ministry\u2019s latest cumulative data,
Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, has claimed
the lives of 69,169 Palestinians and left 170,685
others injured.</p>
<p>The updated figures, as per the Ministry, include 284
martyrs whose data were reviewed and officially
approved by the Governmental Committee for the
Accreditation of Martyrs between October 31 and
November 7, 2025.</p>
<h2>Over 10,000 missing Palestinians still buried under
rubble: Report</h2>
<p>The National Committee for Missing Persons announced
on Thursday that more than 10,000<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/latestnews/2025/5/16/occupied-palestine--injuries-and-missing-persons-under-the-r"
moz-do-not-send="true">individuals remain buried
beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings</a><span> </span>across
the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>The committee urged the international community to <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/over-10-000-gaza-missing-persons-still-buried-under-rubble"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">dispatch specialized rescue
teams</a> to locate and recover the bodies of Gaza\u2019s
missing persons. It also called for the immediate
entry of the necessary equipment to carry out this
critical humanitarian task.</p>
<p>\u201cThis is an urgent humanitarian mission that cannot
be delayed,\u201d the committee emphasized in a public
statement.</p>
<p><strong>Read more:<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-ready-to-recover-israeli-captives--urges-int--assi"
moz-do-not-send="true">Al-Qassam ready to recover
Israeli captives, urges int. assistance</a></strong></p>
<p>On November 3, the Gaza Ministry of Health stated
that rescue and civil defense teams<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-rescue-teams-struggle-amid-rubble--continued-bombardmen"
moz-do-not-send="true">continue to face extreme
difficulties</a><span> </span>accessing areas
targeted by Israeli strikes, stating that many victims
of the Israeli aggressions on Gaza still remain
trapped under the debris.</p>
<p>The Government Operations Room for Emergency
Interventions in the Gaza Strip also stated to the
United Nations on Monday that Gaza faces a great
flooding risk due to the extensive destruction
inflicted on the infrastructure throughout the war.</p>
<p>In October, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated
that "the extent of damage in Gaza City alone<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/83--of-gaza-city-structures-destroyed-amid-relentless-israel"
moz-do-not-send="true">encompasses 83% of the
structures</a>. About 81,000 housing units have been
damaged.\u201d</p>
<h2><span>Israeli blockade hindering rescue efforts</span></h2>
<p>The appeal comes amid the ongoing<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-truce-breaches-persist-as-israeli-forces-destroy-homes"
moz-do-not-send="true">Israeli blockade imposed on
Gaza</a><span> </span>since the beginning of the
war. The siege has severely hampered rescue operations
and efforts to retrieve the bodies trapped under
collapsed structures.</p>
<p>Local authorities and humanitarian organizations have
repeatedly warned that the continued<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/41-aid-groups-warn-gaza-food-supplies-fail-to-meet-nutrition"
moz-do-not-send="true">denial of access for rescue
equipment</a><span> </span>and personnel exacerbates
the already dire situation in Gaza.</p>
<p>As the war drags on and neighborhoods remain
flattened, the number of Gaza missing persons
continues to rise, with thousands of families left
without closure or the ability to bury their loved
ones. </p>
<p><strong>Read more:<a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/martyred-detainees-bound--blindfolded--tortured--gaza-forens"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true"> Martyred detainees bound,
blindfolded, tortured, Gaza forensics finds</a></strong></p>
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