Gaza: 75 Martyrs Exhumed from Rubble After 3 Years of Their Death Are Laid to Rest

Families in Gaza on Saturday evening laid to rest the bodies of 75 martyrs who were exhumed from under the rubble three years after they were killed in an Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in December 2023. The article includes testimonies from individuals who lost their entire families, including Muhammad Attallah, whose only surviving relative is his 8-year-old niece.

Families in Gaza City on Saturday evening, October 17, 2026, laid to rest the bodies of 75 martyrs exhumed by civil defense teams from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in the al-Daraj neighborhood east of the city, three years after they were killed in an Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in December 2023. The article includes testimonies from individuals who lost their entire families in that airstrike, including Muhammad Attallah, who lost his father, brothers, sisters, and other family members in a strike on a house they were in on December 13, 2023, from which only his 8-year-old niece survived. Rawan al-Khadri also spoke, having lost her husband, her 8-year-old daughter, and her 2-year-old son, describing the wound as "never healed." Abu Haitham Hajaj recounted his suffering waiting for the exhumation of his family members' bodies for years due to the airstrikes and lack of resources and equipment. The article notes that Gaza witnessed a similar mass funeral in September for 100 martyrs, including about 60 children, whose bodies were exhumed from under the rubble of their homes in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood.