Palestinians in Gaza held funeral prayers on Tuesday for 112 people recovered from under the rubble of homes destroyed during Israeli genocidal war on the besieged enclave.
Thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, where the bodies were draped in Palestinian flags and placed near the ruins of the destroyed homes, according to an Anadolu reporter.
The victims were buried at the Baptist Cemetery in the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, after the funeral procession.
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Speaking at the funeral of 112 killed in the Israeli massacre of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayneh families whose bodies were recovered following earlier massacres carried out by Israeli occupation forces during their genocidal war… pic.twitter.com/mzJJ54op3e
The victims were members of the Al-Hasayneh and Abu Sharia families, who were martyred when the Israeli army bombed their homes while they were inside on Nov. 23, 2023.
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 defense teams on Saturday.
“The victims included 40 children, 38 women and seven people with disabilities,” the Civil Defense said in a statement.
“The teams were unable to find 157 bodies still missing under the rubble,” Civil Defense official Mohammad Abu Dan said.
Gaza City held a historic day of mourning. Nearly two and a half years after a terrible Israeli attack on Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood, the remains of 112 members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families were found beneath the debris, and Gaza staged a mass funeral for them. pic.twitter.com/izBIF5RKBx
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Israeli occupation 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 Oct. 10, 2025, the Israeli occupation 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 the occupation army across Gaza.
Source: Palestinian media (edited and translated by Al-Manar)