Palestinian health officials stated that "Israel delivered today, Tuesday, to the Palestinian authorities the bodies of dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip in the past few weeks." They added that "the bodies, which had been held in Israel, were delivered through the Kerem Shalom crossing controlled by Israel, and they will be buried in mass graves in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza." The Gaza health ministry did not immediately specify the number of bodies received, and no comment has yet been issued by Israel regarding the body delivery.