Mass Funeral Held in Gaza for 112 Victims of 2023 Israeli Strike

Mourners gathered in Gaza City on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including 40 children, who were killed in 2023 during one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war. The victims belonged to two extended families whose residential block was destroyed in the strike. Their remains were only recently recovered from the rubble, more than two years after the attack. According to multiple reports, the delay in recovering the bodies was due to Israel's continuing strikes on Gaza, which have slowed but not stopped since a ceasefire took effect in October. The funeral took place in central Gaza and drew mourners commemorating the 112 recovered bodies. The event was covered as part of broader reporting on ongoing developments across the Middle East. The exact date of the original 2023 strike and further details about the identification process for the 112 bodies were not specified in the available reporting. It remains unclear whether all remains were fully identified prior to the funeral or whether further recoveries from the same site are expected. The status of the broader ceasefire and its effect on future recovery efforts in Gaza also remains unaddressed in the reports.