A mass funeral ceremony for 112 members of the Abu Sariya and Al-Hasayna families is taking place in Gaza, according to the Abu Ali Express outlet, citing Hamas. The bodies were recovered over the past two weeks from a compound destroyed in an IDF strike in November 2023, the outlet reports.
A mass funeral ceremony for 112 members of the Abu Sariya and Al-Hasayna families is taking place in Gaza on Tuesday, according to the Abu Ali Express outlet, citing Hamas. The outlet reports that the bodies were recovered over the past two weeks from a compound that was destroyed in an IDF strike in November 2023.
The Zioneer reported earlier today (09:47 Jerusalem) that the funeral had been scheduled for today in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood. The bodies were previously inaccessible for months due to ongoing fighting, Palestinian sources said at the time.
The November 2023 strike on the compound was one of many during the early months of the war. The recovery of such a large number of bodies from a single site underscores the scale of destruction and the continuing efforts to retrieve remains. The ceremony is described as one of the largest funeral processions since the war began, according to the earlier report.
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