Palestinians in Gaza City held a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hassayna clans whose remains were recovered from rubble following an Israeli airstrike in November 2023.
Key points
- A recovery team of 40 workers spent 17 days extracting the decomposed remains from the collapsed buildings in the Sabra neighborhood.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross provided logistical support, equipment, and training for the excavation operation.
- Among the confirmed dead from the 2023 strike were 40 children, 38 women, and seven people with disabilities.
- Palestinian authorities stated this was the largest mass funeral held in the territory since the war began.
Why it matters
The recovery and mass burial highlight the ongoing humanitarian toll and the severe difficulties of corpse retrieval in conflict zones where thousands remain missing beneath rubble.
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