National forces call for widespread popular movement to recover the bodies of martyrs

The national and Islamic forces in the West Bank and Palestine called on Monday for the masses to participate in events next Wednesday, coinciding with the "National Day for the Recovery of Martyrs' Bodies." Gatherings are organized in Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Tubas under the slogan "We have names.. and we have a homeland." Data indicates about 1,700 bodies are held by the occupation. The forces call for internationalizing the file and international action.

The national and Islamic forces in the West Bank and all of Palestine called on Monday for the Palestinian masses to actively participate in a series of mass events scheduled for next Wednesday in various governorates and cities, coinciding with the commemoration of the "National Day for the Recovery of the Bodies of Martyrs and Revealing the Fate of the Missing." The forces announced the organization of simultaneous gatherings at midday in Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Tubas, under the slogan "We have names.. and we have a homeland," emphasizing the demand to recover the bodies of martyrs held by the occupation in refrigerators and what are known as "numbered graves." The forces said the seriousness of the file of holding bodies is increasing in light of recent data indicating the presence of about 1,700 bodies held by the occupation authorities, with field and human rights estimates suggesting the actual number may be larger. They called for internationalizing the file and urgent international action to pursue and hold the occupation authorities accountable. The forces pointed out that holding the bodies of martyrs represents a punitive policy and political behavior used by the occupation for pressure and bargaining, as well as a form of collective punishment and a violation of the rules of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. They explained that the policy of holding bodies dates back to the early decades of the occupation, when the burial of martyrs in secret "numbered graves" began. The forces stressed the need for international human rights institutions, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross, to assume their role and move from condemnation to direct practical action. They called on UN bodies to impose urgent visits to prisoners and detainees and to form neutral medical and human rights committees.