Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people in extended family recovered from wartime rubble
Updated on: August 4, 2026 / 2:46 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- A mass funeral was held in Gaza City for 112 people from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia extended family.
- The victims died nearly three years ago when an Israeli military strike hit their residential compound on November 23, 2023.
- Remains were recovered by Gaza's Civil Defense over the last two weeks of July and exhumed.
- Gaza authorities stated this was the strip's largest mass funeral since October 7, 2023.
- The Israeli military stated it does not deliberately target civilians and takes measures to mitigate harm, while accusing Hamas of operating from civilian areas.