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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger Senior international correspondent

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Army trucks and Red Cross jeeps drive through rubble
Doctors at Nasser hospital said there was substantial evidence of beatings and summary executions. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Many of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture and execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands and bullet wounds in the head, according to doctors’ accounts.

As part of the US-brokered truce, Hamas has handed over the bodies of some of the hostages who died during the course of the war, and Israel has transferred the bodies of two groups of 45 Palestinians killed during the fighting. The exchange was carried out through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

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