When human remains are returned to Israel from Gaza, they are received by Israeli security forces (the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet), presented in a military ceremony with the chief military rabbi, then placed in the custody of the National Center of Forensic Medicine of the Israeli Ministry of Health for identification, and families are formally notified once identification is complete.
October 21, 2025
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procedural
Describes the institutional procedure for handling remains returned to Israel from Gaza.
Shin Bet is Israel's domestic security agency analogous to the U.S. FBI; Aman is Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate and is the country's largest intelligence agency; and Mossad is Israel's foreign intelligence agency responsible for operations abroad.
October 07, 2025
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organizational
Overview of the primary Israeli intelligence agencies and their functional roles.