GAZA,(The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas Movement, announced on Tuesday evening that they will hand over the bodies of two Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip.
In a brief statement on Telegram, the Brigades confirmed that the bodies were recovered earlier today and that the handover will take place at 9:00 PM local Gaza time.
The handover is part of the implementation of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” prisoner exchange agreement, which continues to progress in coordination with the guarantor parties: the United States, Egypt, and Qatar. The resistance remains fully committed to executing the agreement as outlined.
The Red Cross confirmed on Monday that it had received the body of one Israeli captive from Gaza.
Separately, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, issued a statement on Monday evening declaring that, “as part of our national responsibility, we have handed over the body of an Israeli soldier in compliance with the terms of the Gaza agreement.”
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces, backed by the US and Europe, have committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, involving widespread killing, starvation, destruction, displacement, and mass arrests, all while ignoring international appeals and rulings by the International Court of Justice to halt the offensive.
A ceasefire was finally declared on October 10 following mediation by the US, Egypt and Qatar.
According to official data from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Israel’s war of extermination has resulted in over 238,000 Palestinian casualties, including the dead and wounded, most of them children and women. More than 11,000 people remain missing, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. A deadly famine has claimed the lives of many, particularly children, while vast destruction has erased most cities and areas in the Gaza Strip from the map.
