Most of the bodies of the more than 100 dead Palestinians Israel released remain unidentified.They were sent back to Gaza with numbers instead of their names, leaving family members of missing Palestinians to pore desperately through pictures of the bodies, hoping to spot their loved ones.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOne thing is clear from the marks left on these bodies, and the blindfolds and handcuffs still on some of them: They had been tortured before their deaths, possibly executed.The torture was confirmed by Palestinian detainees released alive by Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal that has also seen the release of Israeli captives from Gaza.Reports that Israel tortures Palestinian detainees in its jails have been common for years, and have increased since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, with some Israeli politicians even defending the practice.At least 75 Palestinian detainees have also died in Israeli jails since October 7, 2023, according to the United Nations.One particularly notable documented incident of abuse was the gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner by guards at the notorious Sde Teiman detention facility in Israel last year. Verified video shows Israeli prison guards using their shields to hide from the camera before proceeding to rape the victim, who was left unable to walk, Israeli media reported.Abuse visible on dead bodiesThe condition of the bodies Israel returned to Gaza is harrowing.The forensic teams who examined them said the bodies showed signs of physical abuse, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Advertisement Some of the bodies had missing limbs or teeth, while some appeared to have been burned, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday.“Crimes that cannot be hidden … This is how the bodies of Gaza’s prisoners were returned – blindfolded, b …
