Tel Aviv had requested Switzerland's help in identifying victims of the attacks on Israel.
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The five forensic experts sent by Switzerland to Israel have returned. For five days, they supported Israeli authorities in identifying the victims of the Hamas attack on October 7. Tel Aviv had requested Switzerland's help.
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The mission “has enabled the necessary forensic work to progress,” said the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on Tuesday.
The Swiss specialists – forensic doctors and technicians – had arrived in Israel last Tuesday. Their main task was to identify the victims of the terrorist attack on the basis of fingerprints, DNA or other characteristics.
The Swiss experts are members of the Disaster Victim Identification CH team, according to the FDFA.
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