Abbas made a condolence call to family of killed Islamic Jihad terrorist

Official PA TV News

Qassem Al-Amouri, uncle of terrorist Jamil Al-Amouri: “Yesterday [June 11, 2021], His Honor [PA] President [Mahmoud Abbas] called to give consolation over the death of our son. We thank him for this call. We asked His Honor the president that there be pressure from the [Palestinian] Authority to transfer [the body] of Martyr Jamil Al-Amouri (i.e., wanted Islamic Jihad terrorist) to us, in order to transfer him for burial and so that we will honor him according to Islamic Shari’ah law.”

[Official PA TV News, June 12, 2021]

Jamil Al-Amouri, Wisam Abu Zaid, Adham Yasser Aliwi, and Tayseer Mahmoud Ayaseh

Bodies of dead terrorists - In certain instances, Israel does not release the bodies of dead terrorists for burial by their families. There are three main reasons for this practice: First, the measure is seen as a deterrent since the fear of not receiving a proper burial as a “Martyr” or of leaving suffering parents behind may discourage potential terrorists. Second, since 2014 the Hamas terror organization has refused to release the bodies of 2 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, and it is also holding 2 Israeli civilians who strayed into Gaza in captivity - the bodies of the terrorists are thus held to facilitate negotiations for their return to Israel. Third, in some instances the bodies of terrorists are not released in order to prevent disturbances of the peace and incitement during the funerals.