Five Israeli prisoners confirmed dead
Jerusalem- AFP
The Israeli army on Friday confirmed the deaths of five Israelis that had been held prisoners in Gaza.
“In recent days, the IDF (military) and Israel police notified the families of the hostages Eliyahu Margalit, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel and Arye Zalmanovitz about their deaths,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
He also said troops had brought back the body of Ofir Tsarfati.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Saturday that it had “now received aid trucks through the Rafah crossing”, from its Egyptian counterparts.
Late Friday the PRCS had announced that Israel told organisations “that the entry of aid trucks from the Egyptian side to the #Gaza Strip is prohibited, starting from today until further notice.”
Officials on both sides of the Rafah crossing had confirmed that no trucks had entered since Israel resumed its attacks in Gaza.
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