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Posted on November 11, 2025
As the remains of Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings or those who died in Israeli prisons grow, Gaza authorities struggle to identify many, forced to resort to burying them in mass graves.
Gaza health authorities recently buried 38 unidentified bodies obtained from Israeli custody in what they described as the “Graveyard for the Unknowns.”
Israel handed over the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza authorities on Monday as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to exchange bodies.
According to a medical source who spoke to Wafa news agency, the Red Cross transferred the remains to the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
It was the 12th such exchange under the deal, with 315 bodies returned to Gaza so far. However, only 92 have been identified, a process hampered by decomposition and insufficient forensic equipment.
Wafa reported that most of the remains found showed signs of torture.
Meanwhile, the war in Gaza has left more than 69,000 Palestinians dead, according to the Ministry of Health, with thousands more missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
The ministry confirmed identification challenges as Israel delivered dozens more unidentified Palestinian remains for burial in a mass grave in Deir el-Balah.
