Gazans hold a mass funeral for the remains of 112 people from the Al-Hassayna clan of Sabra, after the bodies are found in rubble following the conflict. Multiple sources describe the remains as decomposed and carried on stretchers shrouded in flags in hot weather, with Palestinian authorities reporting that this is all they could locate from the extended Al-Hassayna family. The clan is described as Palestinian Bedouin stock from Sabra. The reports say the family was nearly wiped out by Israel nearly three years earlier, and that the newly recovered bodies reflect the continued recovery of remains tied to earlier attacks. Reuters-based reporting also identifies the date as Aug. 4 and frames the funeral as a large-scale burial for those recovered, while the wider details of how and where the rubble was cleared or the specific circumstances of the deaths are not fully detailed in the accounts provided. The event underscores the ongoing handling and identification challenges for bodies recovered long after fighting, with families and authorities conducting mass burial ceremonies for those who cannot be separated into individual cases.
Gazans hold mass funeral for 112 Al-Hassayna clan members found in rubble
Gazans hold a mass funeral for the remains of 112 people from the Al-Hassayna clan of Sabra, after the bodies are found in rubble following the conflict. Multiple sources describe the remains as decom...
- A mass funeral takes place in Gaza for 112 people from the Al-Hassayna clan of Sabra.
- The bodies are described as decomposed and are carried on stretchers shrouded in flags.
- Palestinian authorities say 112 is all they could find from the extended Al-Hassayna family.
- The clan is described as Palestinian Bedouin stock from Sabra.
- The reports say the family was nearly wiped out by Israel nearly three years earlier.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseeb AlwazeerCAIRO/GAZA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun's heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago.
7 hours agoThe decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun’s heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Hassayna family, also […]
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