"More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire. The latest jump in deaths occurred as more bodies are recovered from the rubble in the devastated Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, and as previously unidentified bodies are identified. The toll also includes Palestinians killed by strikes since the truce took hold,"
"He was identified as Lior Rudaeff, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that Rudaeff was born in Argentina. The exchanges are the central part of the ceasefire's initial phase, which requires that Hamas return all hostage remains as quickly as possible. For each Israeli hostage returned, Israel has been releasing the remains of 15 Palestinians."
More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed, with recent increases as bodies are recovered from rubble and previously unidentified remains are processed since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10. The casualty figure includes Palestinians killed by strikes that Israel says target remaining militants. Exchanges of remains continued, with Israel returning 15 Palestinian remains and militants returning the remains of an Israeli identified as Lior Rudaeff. The ceasefire's initial phase requires Hamas to return all hostage remains promptly, and Israel has exchanged releases at a rate of one Israeli return prompting release of 15 Palestinian remains. Settler violence in the occupied West Bank has also surged.
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