Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike
Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed
TL;DR
- A mass funeral was held in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, for 112 individuals, including 40 children, killed in a 2023 Israeli strike.
- The bodies were recovered after Gaza's civil defense dug through rubble of a levelled apartment block in Gaza City.
- The strike on November 22, 2023, demolished a residential block, killing over 300 people, with 157 still missing.
- A ceasefire in October has allowed some recovery efforts, but Israeli bombing continues.
- Zaher al-Waheidi stated that at least 7,400 people are reported missing under rubble, with the actual number likely higher.
- UN commissions and human rights groups have found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
- Despite a deal to solidify the ceasefire, at least 26 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes over the weekend.
- More than 73,000 people in Gaza have been killed by Israel since October 7, 2023.
- Ceasefire talks are stalled, with Hamas linking disarmament to Israeli withdrawal.
- Most of Gaza remains in ruins, with its population displaced and facing a humanitarian crisis.