Israel returns dead bodies 'mutilated beyond recognition' as Palestinians search for loved ones

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Israel has returned the bodies of 54 Palestinians to Gaza without names or identities, according to forensic officials at al-Shifa Medical Complex.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) handed over 120 body bags, including 66 containing only skull samples, leaving families unable to identify their loved ones.
Relatives like Shadi, whose brothers disappeared 10 months ago whilst searching for food during the famine, are left searching through unclear images on screens.
Palestinian authorities say bodies are often mutilated beyond recognition and returned without documentation on cause of death or detention details.

Al Jazeera's Brahim al-Khalili reports from Gaza City, Palestine.

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