Thousands attend mass funeral for 112 Palestinians in Gaza City

Bodies draped in Palestinian flags were carried through the streets of Gaza City on Saturday in one of the largest funerals held since the conflict erupted in October. The procession, organized by local community groups and religious leaders, featured dozens of coffins moving along main thoroughfares, with thousands of residents lining the route to pay their respects to the deceased.

The ceremony comes amid a war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions, according to United Nations estimates. Israeli airstrikes and ground operations, launched in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, have intensified the humanitarian crisis, prompting calls from international bodies for increased aid and protection of civilians. The large-scale funeral underscores the ongoing toll on Gaza’s civilian population and highlights the deepening grief within the enclave as the conflict continues.