Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Gaza City for a mass funeral for 112 Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential block in late 2023. The victims, including many women and children, were recently recovered from the rubble after a two-week operation.
Why it matters
The recovery and burial of such a large number of victims highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the scale of civilian casualties in the Gaza conflict.
Image caption, Hundreds attended the funeral for the members of the Abu Sharia and Hassayna families
Large crowds turned out in Gaza City for a mass funeral for 112 people, mostly women and children, who were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential block in late 2023, early in the Gaza war.
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under the rubble in a two-week-long operation.
Dramatic footage showed the remains lined up in rows, each victim covered with a Palestinian flag and some with a photo of the dead, before relatives carried them away.
The funeral is said to be the biggest of its kind to have taken place in Gaza.
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