Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, acknowledged that the occupation army held the bodies of the majority of the Palestinian martyrs of the current year 2021.
The Hebrew newspaper, Israel Hayom, quoted Gantz's office saying: "The army has refrained from handing over the bodies of 80% of the Palestinian martyrs this year. It was decided to hand over limited cases for not meeting the conditions of detention."
In response to a query by the newspaper about the recent handover of the bodies of some Palestinian martyrs, Gantz's office said that the handover came based on special circumstances such as the martyr's being a minor or from a special category.