Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe state said it is conducting a review regarding the need to continue holding detainees' bodies: according to Gisha, continuing to hold the bodies 'lacks legal basis and constitutes arbitrary punishment of bereaved families'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBar Peleg01:33 PM • July 09 2026 IDTIsrael said it is holding the body of a Gaza Strip resident who died in detention for negotiations over prisoners and missing persons, even though no Israelis are currently being held hostage by a Palestinian terrorist organization.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismIsrael High CourtPalestiniansHamasIDFGazaHuman rightsIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankMichigan PrimaryGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Tells Court It Is Holding Palestinian Detainee's Body for BargainingLikud Lawmaker Calls Center-left MK Lazimi 'Enemy Worse Than Hamas'Reform Movement Head Rick Jacobs on the Growing 'Isolation' of U.S. JewsNetanyahu Imitates Trump's AI Video, Peddles 'Bibi Derangement Syndrome'This Question Will Determine the Fate of Trump's Israel-Lebanon DealRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary