Detained martyrs

Israel hands over Sami Abu Diyak’s body

Friday-6-December-2019

The Israeli occupation authorities on Friday handed over the body of the Palestinian detainee Sami Abu Diyak to Jordan according to the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission.

Jordan asks Israel to hand over Abu Diak’s body

Wednesday-27-November-2019

Jordan has called on the Israeli occupation to hand over the body of the Palestinian detainee Sami Abu Diak who died of medical negligence at an Israeli prison on Tuesday.

IOA still detains dozens of Palestinian martyrs’ bodies

Tuesday-6-August-2019

The National Campaign for the Retrieval of Martyrs’ Bodies has accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of withholding the bodies of 253 Palestinian citizens in cemeteries of numbers and 45 others in morgue refrigerators.

Family of slain businessman calls for releasing his body

Thursday-20-December-2018

The family of a slain Palestinian businessman has called on human rights groups to pressure the Israeli authorities to release the body of Hamdan al-Arida who was cold-bloodedly killed by Israeli soldiers in al-Bireh city a week ago.

Gazan family asks IOA to hand over body of its child

Tuesday-6-November-2018

Al-Mizan Center for Human Rights said that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) had transferred last Sunday the body of the slain child Emad Shahin from Soroka Hospital to Abu Kabir Forensic Institute.

Israel to inform family of captive soldier ahead of giving up corpses

Friday-1-June-2018

Following a petition at the Israeli high court the Israeli government said it would notify relatives of an army soldier who is held by Hamas 72 hours ahead of returning any Palestinian bodies in order to receive their objection.

Families call for pressuring Israel to release relatives’ bodies

Sunday-12-March-2017

The Palestinian families of detained martyrs on Saturday called for pooling all the efforts to pressure the Israeli occupation authority to release their relatives’ bodies.

Israeli police finally release body of Palestinian minor

Thursday-2-February-2017

After being held over two months in Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv the Israeli police handed over the body of 16-year-old Mohamed Sallam to the Palestinian side.

Erdan says body of J’lem attacker to be buried secretly

Monday-9-January-2017

Israeli minister of public security Gilad Erdan has ordered the Israeli police not to hand over the body of Fadi al-Qanbar the young man who carried out Sunday’s ramming attack in Occupied Jerusalem to his family.

Israeli authorities release bodies of nine Palestinian martyrs

Saturday-24-December-2016

After long months in morgues the Israeli occupation authorities on Friday evening released the bodies of nine martyrs from different West Bank areas and handed them over to the Palestinian side.