The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Sunday released the bodies of seven Palestinians withheld for over ten months.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Wael Abu Saleh Rami Ortani Hatem al-Shloudi Mohamed al-Saraheen Mustafa Barad’iya Mohamed al-Rajaby Sari Abu Ghrab.
Last Friday the security cabinet of Israel decided to hand over the bodies of seven Palestinians who carried out anti-occupation attacks over the past few months with certain conditions attached.
The Israeli cabinet announced that it would be releasing for burial seven out of 10 bodies of slain Palestinians whose families had appealed for their delivery.
As has been customary with the release of bodies of slain Palestinians in the past the occupation authorities agreed to hand over the bodies to the families of the deceased only if they agree to the Israeli army’s preconditions regarding the funerals including a limited number of marchers in the projected funeral processions.
However the Israeli authorities refused to return the bodies of three Palestinians on account that they belonged to anti-occupation protesters affiliated with Hamas resistance group.
