Emergency talks convened over Jerusalem holy site as Gaza holds mass funeral
Gaza hosts a mass funeral for 112 recovered strike victims, while Jordan warns of threats to Al-Aqsa and US officials outline conditions for Israeli troop withdrawal.
Large crowds gathered in Gaza City for a mass funeral honoring 112 Palestinians whose remains were recently excavated from a November 2023 airstrike in the Sabra district. The deceased, predominantly women and children from two related families, were interred following a fortnight-long recovery effort.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump's Peace Council announced that Israeli troops will maintain their positions in Gaza until Hamas achieves full disarmament, following discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In Jerusalem, Jordan organized an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers, warning that escalating incursions pose an "imminent" danger of an Israeli takeover at the Al-Aqsa mosque complex, threatening to "trigger a religious conflict".
Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, STV News, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.
Sources
- Cyprus Mail — Israel ‘with withdraw from Gaza when Hamas fully disarms’
- BBC News — Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
- The Guardian — Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
- STV News — Mass funeral held in Gaza for more than 100 victims of 2023 Israeli strike
- Sweden Herald — Mass funeral held for 112 Palestinians killed in Gaza City attack
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