Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians as exchanges continue despite violence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "What we believe is that whatever entity that is created in Gaza should have the legitimacy of a mandate from the Security Council," UN secretary general Antonio Guterres told reporters in Doha.
48% : The US has drafted a UN resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilisation force in the Palestinian enclave.
45% : Despite near-daily violence, Israel and Hamas have continued to exchange bodies of the deceased under the terms of the ceasefire deal, which took effect on October 10.
43% : His family mourned after being notified of Mr Chen's return, which they called bittersweet, and demanded further inquiries into how the attack was able to happen, according to a statement from Israel's Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
40% : Hamas turned over all 20 living hostages held in Gaza in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian convicts and wartime detainees held in Israel.
38% : Israel has not disclosed how many bodies it is holding or where they were recovered, but has been returning 15 each time the remains of an Israeli hostage are returned from Gaza.
37% : Hamas's armed wing had earlier said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9pm local time, Israel also said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a "threatening" way.
35% : But health officials in Gaza - who do not distinguish between civilians and militants - have continued to report deaths from strikes, while Israel has said soldiers have also been killed.
29% : Israel accuses Hamas of stalling.

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