world 4 August 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Gaza mourns over 100 killed in Israeli airstrikes, including an entire clan
Gaza held a mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including nearly an entire clan, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Many of the victims were recovered from the rubble of their homes. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/world/gazans-bury-nearly-a-whole-clan-found-in-rubble-in-mass-funeral-for-112-5547026
Residents of the Gaza Strip gathered for a somber mass funeral yesterday, mourning the loss of 112 Palestinians, a significant number of whom belonged to the Al-Hassayna clan.
The victims were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes that flattened residential buildings. Many were found buried beneath the debris of their homes, highlighting the devastating impact of the conflict on civilian lives.
Families struggled to identify loved ones amidst the destruction, with many of the deceased being children. The sheer scale of the loss for the Al-Hassayna family, described as nearly an entire clan, underscores the widespread tragedy that has befallen Gaza.
Efforts to recover bodies from the rubble have been ongoing, but the devastation has made identification a difficult and emotionally taxing process for the grieving community. The incident adds to the mounting death toll in the region, with international calls for a ceasefire growing louder.
The funeral procession saw hundreds of mourners carrying coffins through the devastated streets, their grief palpable as they laid to rest so many from a single extended family. This mass burial serves as a stark reminder of the human cost of the ongoing conflict.