Gaza civil defence says 55 bodies recovered as Israeli forces pull back

People embrace near a fountain turned to a memorial in Tel Aviv for Israelis killed during and in the two years since the 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, and those who remain hostages in Gaza, on the second anniversary of the attacks on October 7, 2025. [AFP]

Gaza's civil defence agency said more than 50 bodies were recovered from the wreckage and brought to hospitals across the territory Friday after Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops.

Mohammed al-Mughayyir, an official within the rescue force that operates under Hamas authority, said at least 55 bodies had been retrieved. He did not give further details about when or how the people were killed.