Gaza: media reports fourth body is Palestinian used by IDF as human shield

Turin, 15 October (LaPresse) – The fourth body returned yesterday evening by Hamas to Israel belongs to a Palestinian from the West Bank who was allegedly used by the Israeli army as a human shield in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by the Times of Israel. Israel has stated that the body returned to Israel did not belong to any hostage. A source quoted by Al Jazeera said that Hamas returned the body of an alleged Israeli soldier captured in Jabalia, northern Gaza, in May 2024. At the time, the army quickly rejected Hamas’ claim that it had captured a soldier in Jabalia, stating: ‘The IDF clarifies that no soldier has been kidnapped.’ According to the public broadcaster Kan, the man whose body was returned ‘worked alongside security forces in searches for underground tunnels’ and was ‘killed by Hamas terrorists a year and a half ago.’