KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip, November 8, 2025 (AP).— More than 69,000 Palestinians of died until now in the war that Israel and Hamas free in Gazahealth officials in the Palestinian territory reported Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of a ceasefire agreement.
The latest increase in deaths is attributed to the recovery of more bodies from beneath the rubble since the announcement of a ceasefire he October 10and to the identification of previously unidentified corpses.
The new figure also includes Palestinians muertos by attacks in the territory since the cease fire came into force, attacks that Israel says are to eliminate combatants.
They return bodies
Israel returned today Saturday the bodies of 15 Palestinians a Gazaaccording to hospital officials in the Gaza Strip.
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Yesterday, Friday, insurgents handed over to Israel the mortal remains of a person, who was identified as Lior Rudaeffaccording to a statement from the prime minister’s office Benjamin Netanyahu.
He Hostages and Missing Families Forum indicated that Rudaeff was born in Argentina.
The dead swaps are the central component of the initial stage of the agreement that requires that Hamas Return the remains of all captives as quickly as possible.
Families and supporters gathered again Saturday night at Tel Aviv to demand the return of everyone.
The truce seeks to relax the deadliest and most destructive war never left between Israel y Hamas.
Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza in response to a 2023 Hamas-led attack in southern Israel in which About 1,200 people died.
Also today, Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and others in West Bankanother Palestinian territory under occupation Israelas settler violence reaches new highs during this year’s olive harvest.
They identify 89 deceased
Ahmed Dhair, director of forensic medicine at the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Jan Yunisin Gazaassured that Israel already returned the remains of 300 personasof which we have already identified 89.
“We do not have enough resources nor the ADN to match them with the families of the martyrs,” he lamented. human-r. Those not identified will be buried in land.
She looks for her child: “I have not lost hope”
Hopeful families looked into body bags of decomposed remains. “Shut it up, it’s not him.”said a relative.
“I always come here. I haven’t lost hope. I’m still waiting for it”said the mother of a missing child, who did not give her name.
He Gaza Ministry of Health noted that the number of Palestinians killed in the war reached 69,169 personas. The ministry, part of the government led by Hamas and staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records that are generally considered reliable by independent experts.
The ministry noted that they added 284 personas to the cumulative total after their identities were verified between October 31 and November 7, 2025.
Furthermore, in the last three days, 10 bodies were taken to hospitals Gaza —nine recovered from under the rubble and one recently dead—the ministry said. Since it began cease fire, 241 people have already died in Gazahe added.
Many Palestinians are still missinghe added.
The army of Israel He stated today, Saturday, that his soldiers killed two people who approached the troops, one in the north of Gaza and the other in the south.
Israelis attack Palestinians in the West Bank
Palestinian health officials maintain that 11 people were injured in an attack by Israelis in the city of Baitincluding journalists, paramedics, international activists and farmers.
Activists and paramedics went to the olive harvest this year to help Palestinian farmers to reach their fields safely.
The humanitarian office of the HIM He already said that in October he documented the highest monthly number of attacks by Israelis against Palestinians and their property in West Bank since the office began keeping records in 2006. Was more than 260 attacks, the office reported.
They even attack journalists
Jonathan Pollack, and activist, He told the AP he was picking olives when suddenly dozens of masked Israelis, armed with clubs, arrived and chased them, throwing stones. Pollak He received a stone in the back of the head and was taken to the hospital.
Pollak He said he saw five Israelis attack a journalist and her security guard.
And spokesperson Reuters reported that two colleagues were “attacked by a group of men with sticks and stones,” despite identifying themselves as journalists, and both were injured.
The spokesperson urged Israeli authorities to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.
He israel army said it broke up a confrontation “between Israeli and Palestinian civilians during a olive harvest uncoordinated in an area that requires prior coordination” and that several Palestinians were injured.
Unpunished attacks
Human rights groups they say that the settler arrests for acts of violence are rare, and it is even rarer for them to be prosecuted.
The left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported in 2022 that, according to Israeli police statistics, charges were filed in just the 3.8% of settler violence cases, with the majority of which were opened and closed without any action being taken.
Also today, Saturday, Palestinian paramedics reported another settler attack in a nearby village, The goal.
The Palestine Red Crescent reported that the settlers injured four international activists and a 57-year-old mans.
He israeli army He noted that soldiers responded to a report of stones being thrown at an Israeli vehicle and that Israeli civilians then threw stones at the harvesters. He said that Israeli and Palestinian civilians were injured.