Israeli authorities withhold 552 Palestinians' bodies

The Israeli authorities are withholding 552 bodies of Palestinians according to detainee rights group Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).

"The number of bodies being held has reached 552 people in the numbered cemeteries and refrigerators, including 256 in the numbered cemeteries, including 296 since the return of the detention policy in 2015," PPS said in a statement.

According to PPS, the bodies include nine women, 32 prisoners, and 55 children under the age of 18.

The group added that the figure excludes detainees from Gaza, which is estimated to be in the hundreds.