Mass funeral held in Gaza as Jordan warns of Jerusalem threat

Large crowds gathered in Gaza City for a mass funeral honoring 112 Palestinians whose remains were recently recovered from a November 2023 Israeli airstrike in the Sabra neighborhood. Emergency workers retrieved the victims, predominantly women and children from two extended families, following a two-week excavation under the rubble.

Concurrently, Jordan called an emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers, warning that government-backed incursions by Jewish extremists pose an "imminent" threat to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound and risk triggering a "religious conflict".

Separately, US President Donald Trump’s Peace Council stated that Israeli forces will remain in Gaza until Hamas completes full disarmament, setting out implementation terms following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, STV News, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.