Israel: No More Returning of Terrorists Bodies to Palestinians

Mourners carry the body of Qassem Abu Ouda, a Palestinian who was shot dead following repo
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The Times of Israel reports: Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman ordered a halt to the practice of returning West Bank Palestinian attackers’ bodies to their families for burial on Thursday, a day after two Palestinian terrorists killed four people and wounded 16 in a shooting attack in central Tel Aviv.

Liberman discussed the idea during a meeting of the security cabinet earlier in the day, breaking with the approach held by his predecessor in the post, Moshe Ya’alon, who opposed withholding remains.

The meeting was convened to discuss possible responses to the Sarona Market attack.

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