Gaza City holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians recovered from rubble
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At least 50 Palestinians were laid to rest in Gaza City on Thursday in the latest mass funeral for victims recovered from the rubble of Israeli air strikes in the early months of the war. Gaza's Civil Defence estimates about 8,000 Palestinians remain missing and believed buried under collapsed buildings. The funeral was held amid ongoing Israeli violations of the October ceasefire, which have killed at least 1,266 Palestinians since it took effect.
Key Facts
- At least 50 bodies retrieved from the sites of Israeli air strikes in Tal al-Hawa, Zeitoun, Sabra, Sheikh Radwan and Shati were buried in Gaza City on Thursday.
- Gaza's Civil Defence estimates about 8,000 Palestinians are still missing and believed to be buried under collapsed buildings.
- As of Wednesday, Israeli attacks had killed at least 1,266 Palestinians and injured 4,200 others since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October.
- On August 4, thousands gathered to bury 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families recovered from a November 2023 Israeli attack in Sabra.
- Munir al-Bursh, director general of Gaza's Ministry of Health, called for heavy machinery, search and recovery equipment and forensic medicine supplies to be allowed into Gaza.
Mass funeral in Gaza City
At least 50 bodies were laid to rest in Gaza City on Thursday in the latest mass funeral held for victims recovered from rubble. The bodies were retrieved from Tal al-Hawa, Zeitoun, Sabra, Sheikh Radwan and Shati, sites of Israeli air strikes in the early months of the war. The victims came from several families, including the al-Sawafiri, al-Batniji and Gharbiya families. The funeral follows an August 4 burial of 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families recovered from a November 2023 Israeli attack in Sabra.
Missing and recovery operations
Gaza's Civil Defence estimates some 8,000 Palestinians are still missing and believed to be buried under collapsed buildings. Search teams are working with only one excavator, which is slowing recovery operations. Munir al-Bursh, director general of Gaza's Ministry of Health, called for heavy machinery, search and recovery equipment and forensic medicine supplies to be allowed into Gaza to facilitate recovery and identify victims. Families of several other missing people continue to look for remains beneath the rubble.
Ceasefire violations
The mass funeral was held amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement that took effect in October. As of Wednesday, Israeli attacks had killed at least 1,266 Palestinians and injured 4,200 others since the agreement took effect. The deal followed more than two years of war that killed at least 73,400 Palestinians and wounded more than 174,300, most of them women and children. About 90 percent of Gaza's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed during the war.
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Gaza City holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians recovered from rubble
