Militant group says it cannot retrieve more remains from Gaza ruins without special equipment * Thousands attend first Israeli funeral since bodies of hostages were returned * Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors A Palestinian rights group has claimed that the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza is still being held “hostage” by Israel, Al Jazeera reports. Dr Hussam Abu Safia, was reportedly abducted by Israeli forces in December 2024. The prolonged detention without charges of Dr Abu Safia, amid documented accounts of torture, inhumane detention conditions, and the absence of any indication of release, indicates that he is being held as a hostage. Al Mezan warns that Israel may be using his detention, along with that of thousands of other Palestinians, as political leverage in ongoing ceasefire negotiations. Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine … (Israeli military) representatives informed the families of Inbar Hayman and Sergeant Major Mohammad al-Atrash that their bodies had been returned for burial. Inbar was abducted from the Nova festival and assassinated by Hamas murderers on October 7, and Mohammad fell in battle after defending the division’s soldiers with supreme heroism The Hamas terrorist organisation is required to uphold its commitments to the mediators and return (the hostages) as part of the implementation of the agreement. We will not compromise on this. Continue reading...