According to Palestinian sources, a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sariya and Al-Hasayna families is expected to take place on Tuesday in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood. The bodies were recovered from a compound destroyed by an IDF strike on November 22, 2023, and were inaccessible for months due to the fighting. Local authorities describe it as one of the largest funeral ceremonies since the war began, with civil defense teams continuing to search for additional bodies, as thousands remain missing, according to the same sources.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Hamas announced plans for a mass funeral for 112 bodies of members of the Abu Sariya and Al-Hasayna families, recovered from under the rubble of a compound in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood. According to Hamas, the compound was struck by the IDF on November 22, 2023, and 308 family members were buried beneath the rubble. On Tuesday, Palestinian sources reported that the funeral is expected to take place, describing it as one of the largest in the Gaza Strip since the war began. Civil defense teams continue to search for additional bodies, with thousands of people still missing and believed to be buried under rubble across the Strip, according to the same sources. The event is likely to be leveraged by Hamas for international media attention.
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