Mass funeral of unidentified prisoners returned by Israel held in Gaza, locals share ordeal
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Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza say that nothing has changed in their life since the ceasefire agreement, as Israeli army continued air and ground raids. They also said that humanitarian supply restrictions remained in place. Shelling has persisted in several places, causing struggle for survival and shortages of basic supplies, according to AL Jazeera.
A mass funeral was also held in Gaza for 54 unnamed detainees whose remains were returned by Israel under the current cease-fire deal, however officials said the bodies were too mangled to identify. Israel has returned 95 corpses without disclosing their identities or the circumstances of their deaths.
Health authorities in Gaza reported visible signs of torture on many of the bodies. “The Israeli army knows these bodies are connected to people, but instead of names they put numbers. This left something harsh in our hearts, a grief in our feelings. Honestly, it’s hard to bury a body when you don’t know whether it’s the right one or not,” said Rami Al Farra, a Gaza resident searching for his missing cousin, in a statement to Al Jazeera.
DNA testing to identify the deceased remains impossible, as Gaza’s health system is damaged.
Despite the ongoing violence, US envoy Steve Witkoff described the Gaza ceasefire as “exceeding expectations.” His remarks came even as hospitals in the territory received 13 more bodies within the past 24 hours following renewed Israeli strikes.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
