Photos: Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble
By Anadolu, AP and Reuters. Published On 6 Sep 20266 Sep 2026.
By Anadolu, AP and Reuters. Published On 6 Sep 20266 Sep 2026.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- The bottom line
Key points
- Gaza's Health Ministry notes at least 73, 651 Palestinians have been killed and 174, 592 injured since October 2023.
- Palestinians have held a funeral procession for 100 individuals whose bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble of destroyed homes in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood.
- Thousands of Palestinians, including relatives of the victims, attended the procession on Sunday.
Thousands of Palestinians, including relatives of the victims, attended the procession on Sunday. The remains were laid out near the ruins of the homes and draped in Palestinian flags.
For context, the victims, from the Rahim, Balawi, Malaka, Qanbour and Salmi families, were killed when Israeli forces struck a number of residential homes around two and a half years ago, according to local authorities.
Similar mass recovery operations in recent weeks have retrieved more than 100 bodies from the Abu Shariah and Hassaniya families killed in a single strike, and more than 500 from the al-Taj Tower site, authorities and activists stated.
For now, photos: Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
