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Palestinians say this war is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of unbearable grief. Israeli strikes have killed so many people so quickly that they’ve overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, making the normal rituals of death all but impossible.

Overflowing morgues have compelled hospitals to bury people before their relatives can claim them. Gravediggers have laid dozens of unidentified bodies side by side in two large backhoe-dug furrows in Gaza City now holding 63 and 46 bodies, respectively, said Mohammed Abu Selmia, the general director of Shifa Hospital.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm fifty, American and have always had a problem with our unconditional support of Israel, no matter how poorly they behaved. The only silver lining of this entire catastrophy is the fact that, despite all efforts to the contrary, the Gaza narrative has been mainly focused on the suffering of the Palestinian people. It's the first time that I can remember where this has been the main media focus; even mainstream outlets.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

And that's despite all the efforts to paint Israel as an innocent ally.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I used to think that it was only in Apartheid-South Africa that we were exposed to only the most flowery pro-Israeli propaganda while the PLO was smeared as a demonic and terrorist "other" in much the same way Hamas is being smeared right now - I thought wrong.

The fact that the National Party (of Apartheid-fame) were filled to the brim with people who believed the Nazis "did nothing wrong" really puts this bizarre right-wing and white supremacist fetishization of Israel in a proper context.

[–] Kben@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago (18 children)

This isnt a war,this is genocide.

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[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My entire living family isn’t even 25 people…to lose that many and more would be beyond comprehension. It’s horrific, irrespective of whatever politics you might support. Dead kids with numbers on their arms … nightmare.

[–] Zippit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of the Holocaust and their numbers. This world has gone crazy.

[–] Therealgoodjanet@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Even in death there is no peace or dignity for Palestinians, it is absolutely tragic.

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[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's awful - being unable to get closure

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. In no way am I comparing my situation to what the Palestinians are going through, but I was unable to visit my brother's memorial service or grave, and it messed with my head for 5 years. I cannot imagine what it's like knowing your loved ones are dumped somewhere in a mass grave you can never find.

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah my dad passed just when COVID was at its worst, and we just didn't feel comfortable having a service, and i still sometimes feel guilty about it. And I'm not religious at all anymore, and even my family's religious background it's not like there's anything special that must be done. I can't imagine how shitty it feels when you do have specific beliefs and practices that you're really supposed to observe. On top of them just being tossed in a pit somewhere with so many others.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

My condolences. I'm an atheist myself, and yet I needed that closure. My heart goes out to everyone hurting right now.

[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, assuming there's enough left to get buried at all. my condolences for your situation

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Exactly. It's horrifying to think about. And thank you.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


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Days later Dirawi was unloading their bodies from the back of a truck, digging a narrow trench partitioned with cinder blocks and reciting abbreviated funeral prayers before nightfall, when Israeli warplanes screeched and everyone ran indoors.

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An estimated 1,700 people remain trapped beneath the rubble as Israel’s air raids impede and imperil civil defense workers, one of whom was killed during a rescue mission Friday.

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That’s how survivors interred Bilal al-Hour, a professor at Gaza’s Al Aqsa University, and 25 of his family members killed Friday in airstrikes that razed their four-story home in Deir al-Balah.

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“We often find this during our work, even just (Thursday) night in Gaza City when 200 people were killed, there were names and ID numbers written in ink on the children’s bodies,” said Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson of the Palestinian Civil Defense.

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In the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, a fierce barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled an entire block — some 20 multi-story buildings — killing 150 people and trapping more beneath the ruins, residents said.

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Residents of Nuseirat peered into dozens of blood-smeared body bags arranged outside Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital on Thursday, searching for familiar faces, Abdou said.

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