Gaza holds mass funeral for over 100 victims of 2023 Israeli attack
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- Over 100 Palestinians were buried in Gaza nearly three years after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building.
- Emergency crews recovered the bodies over the weekend after searching the rubble for 136 hours, finding 40 children and 30 women among the victims.
- Palestinian health officials estimate around 7,400 people are still missing or trapped under rubble from Israeli attacks.
Gaza held a mass funeral for more than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were found nearly three years after an Israeli airstrike demolished a residential block. Hundreds gathered for the ceremony, where bodies wrapped in Palestinian flags were laid in rows near the destroyed buildings before being carried to a nearby cemetery.
The 112 individuals buried today were among over 300 people killed during the attack on the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City on November 22, 2023.
The 112 individuals buried on Sunday were among over 300 people killed in the November 22, 2023, strike on the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. Emergency teams recovered the bodies over the weekend after searching the ruins for 136 hours, according to Gaza's Civil Defense.
Emergency teams recovered the bodies over the weekend, after searching for the dead in the rubble for 136 hours.
The recovered remains included 40 children, 30 women, and seven disabled individuals. Gaza's Civil Defense stated that 157 people are still missing. Palestinian health officials estimate that around 7,400 people remain missing or trapped under the rubble from numerous Israeli attacks.
Among the bodies were 40 children, 30 women, and seven disabled individuals.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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