Israel Returns 'Unidentified' Palestinian Bodies Amidst Gaza Hunger
When Israel returns 'unidentified' bodies, (a process they've termed 'custody of fallen enemy combatants'), it’s presented as a procedural act. But this isn't a new phenomenon. The collection of bodies, sometimes for years, has chilling parallels to historical practices, like the holding of remains for political leverage or to obscure the true scale of violence. This 'return' of bodies to mass
graves suggests an erasure, not just of life, but of identity. While families in Gaza contend with this macabre bureaucracy, the US continues to funnel billions in military aid, including House Bill 8070 which, in 2024, proposed another $17.6 billion to Israel. One might wonder, how many unidentified bodies does it take to make a human rights crisis politically inconvenient for Washington?