Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 victims as Jordan warns of Jerusalem escalation
Mourners in Gaza attended a mass funeral for 112 airstrike victims as Jordan warned of threats to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound and the US set conditions for troop withdrawal.
Mourners in Gaza City attended a mass funeral on Tuesday for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recently extracted from a residential site flattened during a November 2023 Israeli airstrike. Local workers completed a two-week recovery operation in the Sabra neighborhood, identifying victims from two extended families, including 44 children and 38 women.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump's Peace Council declared that Israeli troops will not fully withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fulfills complete disarmament commitments.
In diplomatic developments, Jordan called an emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers, warning of an "imminent" threat of an Israeli takeover of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Amman warned that expanding incursions by religious extremists risk sparking a wider 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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