Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including dozens of children, recovered from 2023 strike

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. Recovery teams were only able to reach the site in mid-July and spent the following two weeks searching through the destroyed buildings for remains.Mohammad Al-Mughayyir, director of operations at Gaza Civil Defence, said rescue crews worked for 17 days to recover the 112 bodies and remains. He said workers had to dig ...