In Gaza, a mass funeral is being held today for 112 Palestinians from two families that were killed in an Israeli attack on residential buildings in Gaza City in November 2023. A total of 308 people are believed to have been killed in the attack, but the bodies of the victims remained buried under the rubble for over two years. During an operation in mid-July, Palestinian Civil Defense workers recovered 112 bodies, including 44 children and 37 women. Those bodies are being buried today.

Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Emergency Service, spoke at the funeral while holding remains wrapped in a Palestinian flag.

Mahmoud Basal: “O nation, why are children getting killed in Gaza? Why are women getting killed in Gaza? Why are massacres committed against innocents in Gaza?”