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Gaza Buries Unidentified Dead as Truce Body Returns Reach 315

Damaged forensic capacity has left only 92 identifications confirmed to date.

Overview

  • Israel handed over 15 more remains in the latest transfer, with the Red Cross moving them to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
  • Gaza health authorities interred 38 unidentified bodies in a designated Cemetery for the Unknown.
  • Wafa reports many of the returned remains show signs of torture or mutilation.
  • Identification is slowed by decomposition, destroyed labs, and shortages of DNA kits, forcing manual work.
  • Coverage cites a 15-to-1 exchange formula under the ceasefire, as Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 69,000 deaths and thousands missing.