Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in Israel’s 2023 Sabra attack

What the report says

Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recovered from rubble in the Sabra neighbourhood after being trapped for nearly three years. Al Jazeera reported that the bodies were found from the site of an Israeli attack in November 2023, and that the burials took place in one of the largest funerals held in Gaza since the war began.

According to Palestinian officials cited by the outlet, the 2023 attack killed 308 members of the two families, including children, women and people with disabilities. The funeral procession featured coffins draped in Palestinian flags and banners showing the victims’ photographs, while mourners also called for an end to the war. Gaza’s Civil Defence described the scene as especially painful, reflecting the scale of loss faced by families still waiting to recover relatives from under the debris.

The report said the funeral also drew comments from Palestinian researchers, activists and rights advocates, who framed it as a symbol of the wider humanitarian toll in Gaza. Some said many bodies remain missing or decomposed beneath the rubble because of damage and shortages of heavy equipment. The event comes amid continued Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire arrangement mentioned in the report, underscoring the ongoing death, displacement and destruction across the enclave.

Al Jazeera also reported that Palestinian family groups are urging faster body recovery, debris removal and reconstruction efforts, saying the burial of 112 people resolves only one part of a much larger search for the missing.