Geneva: Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross on Thursday, when the UN Rights Chief criticized it for being called the bodies in Gaza, saying that the move was an international law. Has flew over.
The bodies of Israeli newborn Kefir Babas and his 4 -year -old brother Ariel, the two youngest detainees taken by Hamas in the October 7, 2023 attack, were transported to Israel. The bodies of the children’s mother, Sherry Babas and the fourth hostage, were also handed over.
During the handover, a militant stood near a poster standing above the coffins wrapped in Israeli flags. It reads “return of war = the return of your prisoners in coffins”. The Red Cross staff did white screens in an attempt to hide the coffins.
“Under international law, the remains of the deceased must comply with the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or defamatory treatment,” said Woolker Turk, UN Rights Chief Woolker Turk. To questions.
Since the January 19 ceasefire, the Hamas hostage release has a feature of a huge public ceremony between the ruins of Gaza and has been the target of growing criticism. The ICRC said, “These operations should be done privately for the deceased.”
Hamas said in November 2023 that the boy and his mother were killed in an Israeli airstrike. About 1,200 people were killed, killing 251 people, according to Israeli Tales, according to Israeli Tales in an attack on Hamas -led Israel. Israel’s later military campaign has killed about 48 48,000 people.
After handing over the bodies to the bodies on Thursday, six hostages will be returned on Saturday, which is expected to be women and minor women and minors detained by the Israeli army in Gaza during the war.
