“Even the dead were not spared,” Fatima says, describing a violation of the last remnants of their right to mourn and preserve dignity. The strange thing is that my children didn’t feel they were going to a sad place; they felt they were really going to visit their father,” Fatima says. The risk persisted after the ceasefire was declared in October 2025 because the cemetery lies near the so-called “yellow line” under Israeli military control. Among instances of Israeli destruction are:Beit Hanoon cemetery in northern GazaAl-Faluja cemetery in Jabalia, northern GazaAli Ibn Marwan cemetery, Gaza CitySheikh Radwan cemetery, Gaza CityAl Shuhadaa Eastern cemetery, Gaza CityTunisian cemetery, Gaza CityCemetery of Church of St Porphyrius, Gaza CityKhan Younis cemetery in the Austrian neighbourhoodThe Gaza War Cemetery, in Tuffah, housing fallen soldiers during World Wars I and II from the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth nations, has suffered significant damage from Israeli bombardment but is not yet completely destroyed, according to local assessments. The UN and international human rights organisations have documented multiple cases of missing bodies and the deterioration of burial sites after cemeteries were bulldozed or destroyed during Israeli military operations.