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Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including children, recovered from 2023 strike
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Times of India
Bodies of families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City.
The remains of 112 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children from the same extended family, were recovered from the rubble of their homes in Gaza City nearly three years after an Israeli strike, according to Gaza's Civil Defence.The remains of the Abu Sharia and Al-Husayneh families were buried Tuesday in what Gaza authorities described as one of the largest mass funerals held in the territory since the war began.
Row upon row of bodies were laid on stretchers and covered with Palestinian flags as hundreds gathered to mourn.According to Gaza Civil Defence, the Israeli strike hit the families' residential compound in the Sabra neighbourhood on November 23, 2023, during the second month of the war.
Ahmed Abu Sharia, a relative of those being buried, said the victims included children, women and elderly people.Israel's military has not responded to a request for comment specifically about the November 2023 strike, according to the report.
Israeli forces currently control nearly 70% of Gaza, while Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 1,252 Palestinians have been killed since the truce.The scale of destruction has made recovery efforts particularly difficult.