Israel transfers the remains of dozens of Palestinian militants to officials in the West Bank.<br/> <br />They said they hoped the move will help restart peace talks that collapsed in 2010.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, YIGAL PALMOR SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have decided on this measure for humanitarian reasons. This is a measure intended to build confidence. It is a good will measure, and we hope it will be expected as such. Our hope is still to renew negotiations with the Palestinians without any pre-conditions as soon as possible."<br/> <br />The militants had been buried, some of them for decades, in a desolate Israeli military cemetery for so-called 'enemy combatants' in the occupied West Bank.<br/> <br />The remains of 80 Palestinians were handed over to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, and 11 bodies are slated for transfer to the Gaza Strip.<br/> <br />The Palestinian Authority and Hamas both planned official memorial ceremonies for the militants, several of whom were suicide bombers.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
