Israel is holding the bodies of 5 Palestinians who died in Gaza tunnel bombings

Palestine

Published: 2017-11-05 21:19

Last Updated: 2024-04-17 10:23


The bodies of fighters who died in last week's Israeli bombing of a resistence tunnel in south Gaza
The bodies of fighters who died in last week's Israeli bombing of a resistence tunnel in south Gaza

The IDF announced today that it’s holding the bodies of five Palestinians who died as a result of the bombing of resistance tunnels south of Gaza last Monday.

In a statement released today, the Israeli army announced that in the past few days, scouts have searched the resistance tunnels that was targeted and destroyed October 30, where five bodies were recovered.

12 resistance fighters were killed in the attack on the tunnel, ten of whom belonged to the Islamic Jihad Movement, while the remaining two belonged to Hamas.

According to Maan, the Islamic Jihad Movement announced that five of its members went missing during the bombing of the tunnel, saying they were martyred.