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January 2, 2017       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-bodies-idUSKBN14L1CJ

Seeking a Trade, Israel to Withhold Bodies of Hamas Militants

(Reuters) Israel's security cabinet decided on Sunday to withhold the bodies of Palestinian Hamas militants killed in attacks against Israeli citizens as it seeks to pressure the Islamist movement in Gaza to return the remains of Israeli soldiers and hand back missing Israeli civilians. Hamas says it is holding two Israeli soldiers whom the army declared dead in the 2014 Gaza war. The group also says it is holding two Israeli civilians who strayed into Gaza. "The security cabinet discussed ways to effect the return of fallen soldiers and of civilians held in the Gaza Strip...and decided that (the bodies of militants) should be buried, rather than returned," a statement said.

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