Jerusalem: The National Campaign for the Retrieval of Palestinian and Arab War Victims' Corpses and the Disclosure of the Fate of the Missing announced on Friday that Israeli authorities are withholding the bodies of 735 Palestinians in cemeteries of numbers and morgues.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the National Campaign detailed that 256 of these bodies are being held in cemeteries of numbers, while 479 bodies have been withheld since the beginning of 2025. Among the deceased, 86 individuals died in detention, and the group includes 67 children and 10 women.
The National Campaign also referenced a report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on July 16, which stated that the Israeli army is withholding approximately 1,500 bodies of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip at the Sde Teiman detention facility.