Israel returned the bodies of 15 slain Palestinian terrorists to their families. Monday’s handover at the Erez crossing into the Gaza Strip was part of a package of Israeli goodwill gestures aimed at bolstering Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ bid to secure a truce with Islamic terrorist groups.
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