Most of the victims were from the Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City, the Health Ministry says.
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A mass funeral has been held for ۷۵ Palestinians whose remains were found recently under the rubble of homes and buildings destroyed in the months since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza in October ۲۰۲۳, the Ministry of Health announced.
Hundreds of Palestinians attended the funeral procession before the remains were buried at the Sheikh Radwan Cemetery on Sunday morning.
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Most of the victims were from the Daraj neighbourhood in the northeastern part of Gaza City.
Al Jazeera correspondent Nour Khaled said the majority of the remains belonged to women and children “who were inside their homes when they were targeted”.
The remains consisted of some body parts and personal belongings and were wrapped in Palestinian flags before the burial, she said.
Abdullah al-Majdalawi, director of public relations and media for Gaza’s Civil Defence, told the Turkish state news agency Anadolu that the remains had been recovered over recent weeks from several destroyed homes in Daraj.
He said the buildings were bombed while residents were inside during the early months of the war and that the victims belonged to about ۲۰ Palestinian families, including people who had been displaced to the homes.
Efforts to recover bodies from beneath the rubble continue to face severe difficulties due to a lack of equipment and heavy machinery, he added.
The Civil Defence launched the second phase of its recovery operations in July. It recovered ۳۳۳ bodies and remains of ۵۵۹ people during its first operation in November ۲۰۲۵.
The Civil Defence says it believes the remains of another ۸,۰۰۰ Palestinians are still trapped beneath the rubble across Gaza. There are about ۲۰۰,۰۰۰ damaged and destroyed buildings in Gaza, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
At least ۷۴,۴۷۵ Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched the genocidal war three years ago.
