Israel on Tuesday transferred the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza Strip, as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, the enclave’s health ministry said.

One man told the Associated Press he was able to identify his son's body through distinctive marks from previous surgeries, as well as his clothing.

"We identified him and knew he is our son. There's also his form, it's the same form of our son," Walid al-Gharably said.

He also said that from an initial inspection of the body, his son's foot appeared to be broken from the middle and one of his toes had been cut.

The International Committee of the Red Cross handed over the bodies to the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.

The new arrivals brought the number of bodies Israel sent back to Gaza to 165 since the exchanges started earlier this month, according to the health ministry.

Palestinians have been gathering at the hospital since last weekend, waiting to see if the bodies of their loved ones are among the dozens that Israel returned to Gaza.

Doctors and family members of missing people say they are struggling to identify them.

A big screen showing pictures of some of the bodies was put in the center of the room where people gather and watch the photos before speaking with the workers helping with the identification process.

Gaza’s ministry of health also posted the images of the bodies on their website.

Health authorities in the blockaded territory do not have access to DNA testing or other sophisticated technology that Israel has used to identify the remains of hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war.

The forensic department at the Nasser Medical Complex, said that some cases have signs of "torture" with their hands cuffed, with bruises and gunshots.

The Israeli military says it acts in accordance with local and international law and “completely rejects allegations regarding the systematic abuse of detainees.”

As part of the ceasefire that paused the fighting between Israel and Hamas, both sides are expected to release bodies of hostages as well as Palestinians held in Israel.