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In the San José de Apartadó district, the Search Unit recovered three bodies of people who disappeared in the context of the armed conflict. The Banana Region Search Plan has registered nearly 5,000 people reported missing.

The work to recover the bodies was carried out in the Miramar, La Linda and Buenos Aires areas of San José de Apartadó.

Forensic anthropologist María Camila López Restrepo provided details about the bodies found: “In the Miramar area we were able to recover two bodies, in the La Linda area we were able to recover one body, and in the Buenos Aires area we were able to carry out the prospecting work.”

These works were carried out over a 15-day period and had the support of social leaders, presidents of Community Action Boards and the community in the area.

“Since they accompanied us throughout the entire process, they allowed us to support and enrich the humanitarian search and also provided us with all the logistical requirements we needed for the intervention of these sites of forensic interest,” Restrepo added.

The Banana Axis Search Plan, which includes the municipalities of Chigorodó, Carepa, Apartadó and Turbo, records 4,600 people reported missing.

THE Israeli military says its forces killed two people in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. One infiltrated an Israeli settlement and the other shot at soldiers after his car exploded.

Israel’s ambulance service said two men were wounded by gunfire in the incident. It did not identify them. There was no immediate comment from Palestinian authorities.

“Terrorists attempted to run over security guards at the entrance to the Karmei Tzur community some time ago and infiltrated the community. Soldiers who arrived at the scene killed one of the attackers who opened fire on them and are searching for others,” the military said, as reported by the Guardian, Sunday (1/9).

In another incident, a car caught fire and exploded at a gas station. It said troops sent to the scene shot and killed terrorists who got out of the vehicle and tried to attack them. The military said it was too early to know if the incidents were related.

Hamas issued a statement on Saturday (8/31) praising the “double heroic operation” in the West Bank, saying it was a clear message that the resistance will remain, prolonged and continuous as long as the occupation carries out its brutal aggression and targets the Palestinian people. The group did not claim direct responsibility for the attack.

Violence in the West Bank, which was already on the rise before the war in Gaza, has escalated recently, with increased Israeli military raids and street violence against settlers and Palestinians. (I-2)

The prison administration said 42 male and female prisoners would be freed under the terms of the deal, which calls for a three-for-one prisoner exchange, while an Israeli official source said 14 hostages would be handed over to the country.

On the first day of the ceasefire on Friday, Hamas released 24 hostages, 13 Jewish or dual-citizen women and children, 10 Thais and a Filipino, according to Qatari and Israeli sources.

A two-minute video released by Hamas shows masked fighters with guns, military uniforms and green headbands handing the hostages over to Red Cross officials.

In return, Israel released 39 women and minors from prisons.

About 215 hostages remain in Gaza, Israeli military spokesman Doron Spielman confirmed.

“In most cases, we don’t know if they are alive or dead. We are trying to collect data,” he said.

Hamas militants took hostages on October 7 when they stormed the Gaza border with Israel, killing about 1,200. people, according to figures provided by the Jewish state.

In response to the deadliest attack in the country’s history, Israel launched an air, artillery and naval offensive to destroy Hamas. According to the Hamas government in Gaza, about 15,000 people died there. people.

During the truce, Hamas is expected to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, according to an agreement reached during negotiations involving Israel, Palestinian militant groups, Qatar, Egypt and the United States.