Shafaqna Pakistan: Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday held funeral prayers for 112 bodies recovered from beneath the rubble of homes destroyed during Israel’s war on the enclave.
Thousands of mourners gathered in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, where the bodies, wrapped in Palestinian flags, were laid out beside the remains of the demolished homes, an Anadolu correspondent reported.
Following the funeral prayers, the victims were scheduled to be buried at the Baptist Cemetery in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood.
The deceased were members of the Al-Hasayneh and Abu Sharia families, who were killed after Israeli airstrikes hit their homes on November 23, 2023, while they were inside.
The funeral is considered one of the largest in Palestinian history due to the high number of victims.
The bodies were retrieved from the rubble by civil defence teams on Saturday.
“The victims included 40 children, 38 women and seven people with disabilities,” the Civil Defence said in a statement.
“The teams were unable to find 157 bodies still missing under the rubble,” Civil Defence official Mohammad Abu Dan said.
Israel has killed more than 73,000 people and injured over 174,000 others in a brutal war in Gaza since October 2023.
Despite the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025, Israel has continued its attacks across the enclave, killing 1,250 Palestinians and injuring 4,110 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Palestinian authorities in Gaza estimate that around 9,500 people remain under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel across Gaza.
Source: Express Tribune
