- On August 4, 2026, hundreds of mourners gathered for funeral prayers while the victims' remains, wrapped in Palestinian flags, were later buried in a nearby cemetery.
- The mourned victims belonged to the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, and the strike on November 22, 2023 killed more than 300 people when warplanes flattened a residential block in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood.
- A relative, Taysir al-Hassayna, said the only crime of the martyrs was that they remained steadfast and resilient in their homes, believing that these homes would protect them.
On August 4, 2026, a mass funeral was held in Gaza for 112 victims finally recovered from a devastating airstrike on November 22, 2023, which claimed over 300 lives. The victims were from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, many of whom were related.12345
Hundreds gathered to mourn, surrounding the bodies wrapped in Palestinian flags, as they were laid in rows on the ground. Following funeral prayers, mourners carried the bodies on stretchers through the rubble of destroyed buildings to a nearby cemetery.
The recovery of these bodies comes after a fragile ceasefire, allowing first responders to dig through the wreckage. Initially, around 40 bodies were recovered shortly after the strike, but most remained buried deep beneath the rubble. According to the Civil Defence, a rescue agency under Hamas, 157 bodies are still unaccounted for, and at least 7,400 people are reported to be under the rubble.
One relative, Taysir al-Hassayna, expressed the pain of loss, stating, “The only crime of these martyrs was that they remained steadfast and resilient in their homes, believing that these homes would protect them.” The ongoing conflict has resulted in the deaths of over 73,377 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, highlighting the devastating impact of the war.6
The Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, resulted in around 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages, marking the beginning of this tragic escalation.
“The dead were from a residential block of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan; the Nov. 22, 2023 strike killed more than 300 in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood. “The only crime of these martyrs was that they remained steadfast and resilient in their homes, believing that these homes would protect them,” relative Taysir al-Hassayna said.”
