‘I wanted to hug whatever remained’: Gaza families’ 3-year wait for funeral

Thousands gathered in Gaza on Tuesday for the mass funeral of one hundred twelve members of the Abu Shreia and al-Hassaina families, killed in a 2023 Israeli attack. Al Jazeera English reports mourners had waited three years to bury their dead. The delay itself underscores how long recovery and identification have taken amid the territory's ongoing devastation.

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