Israeli troops surrounded a Gaza cemetery amid heavy gunfire before digging up graves in their search for the body of the final hostage, Palestinian witnesses told The National.
Gazans described the operation as "strange and frightening". Some dodged Israeli drones to flee the scene, fearing they would be killed if soldiers saw them.
Israel announced on Monday it had found the body of police officer Ran Gvili, ending a 27-month quest to secure the return of all hostages from Gaza.
The Israeli army provided few details of the search, known as Operation Courageous Heart, other than to say it drew on
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