- Title: Funeral held for Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Deir al-Balah
- Date: 18th March 2025
- Summary: DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MOURNERS CARRYING BODIES OF PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS SITTING NEXT TO BODIES ON GROUND, CRYING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EYEWITNESS, NO NAME GIVEN, SAYING: “The whole world is unjust. These are all children, this is a young child, a girl, here they are.” VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS CRYING
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- Keywords: Ceasefire Deir al-Balah Gaza Hamas Israel Palestinians Strike
- Location: DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA
- City: DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA
- Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001963618032025RP1
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- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
A funeral was held for a number of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the central Gaza strip on Tuesday (March 18).
Palestinians and relatives of those killed gathered in front of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to bid farewell for their loved ones.
Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza, killing 326 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, and threatening a complete collapse of a two-month ceasefire as it vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the strip.
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had instructed the military to take "strong action" against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza in response to the group's refusal to release hostages held there and rejection of ceasefire proposals.
After heavy strikes, the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighborhoods in Gaza, according to a statement.
Hamas, meanwhile, accused Israel of overturning the hard-fought ceasefire deal, leaving the fate of 59 hostages still held in Gaza uncertain.
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