The organization quoted an unnamed Israeli security source as saying that search operations are concentrated in areas controlled by the army within the aforementioned line, based on "intelligence assessments" indicating the possibility of bodies being found there.
The source added, "Starting Sunday, heavy engineering equipment will be allowed into Gaza to help expedite search operations," without providing further details.
Meanwhile, Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Palestinian negotiating team and head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced Saturday evening that work would begin on Sunday to enter new areas within the Gaza Strip to search for the bodies of some of the occupation prisoners.
Since the ceasefire agreement began on October 10, Hamas has released 20 living Israeli prisoners and the remains of 16 of the 28 remaining captives, most of whom are Israeli. Hamas asserts that it seeks to "close the file" and requires time, advanced equipment, and heavy machinery to retrieve the remaining bodies.
The ceasefire agreement ended the genocide perpetrated by Israel over the two years since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the martyrdom of 68,519 Palestinians, the injury of 170,382 others, most of them children and women, and the destruction of 90 percent of civilian infrastructure.
