Gaza buries the remains of 100 Palestinians, including 62 children

Palestinians on Sunday held a mass funeral for 100 people, including 62 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City. The bodies, recovered from the al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, included 55 members of the Malaka family who were killed in an Israeli air strike in November 2023, according to Gaza’s civil defence. The remaining victims belonged to the Irahem, Qanbour, Balawi and Dahdouh families. Hundreds of people, including relatives and local residents, gathered outside Imam al-Shafi Mosque in al-Zeitoun for the funeral procession, bidding farewell to their loved ones, who were shrouded in Palestinian flags. Read more: Gaza buries the remains of 100 Palestinians, including 62 children Mourners gather for a mass burial of around 100 Palestinians, including 62 children, whose remains were recovered from rubble, in Gaza City, on 6 September 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)