Tel Aviv has announced it will not return bodies of Palestinian resistance movement killed during anti-Israel operations to their families.
Israel refrains from returning Hamas member bodies
2 Jan 2017 - 8:38
Tel Aviv has announced it will not return bodies of Palestinian resistance movement killed during anti-Israel operations to their families.
The announcement was made via a statement posted on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official Twitter account, saying that the decision was made following a cabinet meeting.
The move came after Hamas released footage showing a mock birthday party for an Israeli soldier thought to have been killed in the 2014 Gaza war.
The Israeli statement refrained from explaining how the burials of the bodies would be carried out.
Following the announcement, a Hamas spokesman said the move was "evidence of criminality and barbaric occupation” by Israel and that “these decisions will not give positive results."
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