Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in Israel’s 2023 Sabra attack

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 04, 2026 · 730 words · By Bashar Abu Zakri

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Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in Israel’s 2023 Sabra attack Thousands join to bury the remains after they were recovered from rubble of homes destroyed during Israel’s genocidal war.

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What happened

Why it matters

More than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were trapped beneath rubble for nearly three years have been laid to rest in Gaza City, in one of the largest mass funerals held in the enclave since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began.

Common ground

Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday to bury the remains of 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families after rescue teams recovered their bodies from the site of a November 2023 Israeli attack in the Sabra neighbourhood.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Repetition, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Palestinian authorities say about 157 people remain missing, either still beneath the rubble or otherwise unaccounted for.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Palestinian authorities report approximately 157 people remain missing or under rubble from the Sabra attack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli war crimes are violations of international criminal law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, which Israeli security forces have committed or been accused o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, al-ḥarb al-ahliyyah al-libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict fought in Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 16 to 18 September 1982, between 1,300 and 3,500 civilians—mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias—were killed in Beirut's Sabra neighbourhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp by the Lebanese…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre

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Claim 2: “About 90 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure has also been damaged or destroyed during the genocide.”

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Multiple sources confirm that over 90% of Gaza's infrastructure (specifically buildings and water/sanitation infrastructure) has been damaged or destroyed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli authorities are destroying water infrastructure in Gaza, said Doctors Without Borders.Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as Israeli strikes continue.Israel had destroyed or damaged nearly …
https://www.news24.com/world/israel-using-water-as-a-weapon-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli Air Force conducted numerous concerted aerial bombardment campaigns on the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war until the enactment of a ceasefire in October 2025. Since then, less frequent stri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_St…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyond archaeological treasures, more recent cultural artefacts are also at risk of being damaged or buried beneath rubble from shelling and airstrikes. More than 90 percent of Gaza's buildings have b…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260716-saving-gaza-s…

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Claim 3: “Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.”

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Confirmed by multiple cross-references (Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Deutsche Welle) and Wikipedia, stating the war began in October 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 9 October 2023, Israel intensified its blockade of the Gaza Strip when it announced a "total blockade", blocking the entry of food, water, medicine, fuel and electricity after the October 7 attacks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_S…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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Claim 4: “Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza... has killed at least 73,375 Palestinians and wounded at least 174,220”

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The specific figures of 73,375 killed and 174,220 wounded appear in one specific web search result reporting on the funeral. While Wikipedia mentions a similar total (73,770+), the exact numbers in the claim are not corroborated by a second independent source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu has been the Israeli Prime Minister since December 29, 2022. The current government is called the Sixth Netanyahu Government because it was the sixth time Netanyahu has been elected…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — Treatment of Palestinians within the occupied territories and to a lesser extent in Israel itself have drawn widespread accusations that it is guilty of apartheid, a crime against humanity under the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — A 2006 study found that almost 10% of the general Israeli population lives abroad, particularly in Russia (with Moscow housing the single largest Israeli community outside of Israel), India, Canada, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis

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Claim 5: “According to Palestinian officials, the November 22, 2023 attack killed 308 members of the two families, including 40 children, 30 women and seven people with disabilities.”

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Three separate web search results (including Al Jazeera) cite Palestinian officials/Civil Defence stating the November 22, 2023 attack killed 308 members of the two families, with the specific breakdown of 40 children, 30 women, and seven people with disabilities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable civilians killed by Israel during the Gaza war and genocide. Included are numerous journalists who have been killed, from agencies including Al Jazeera, Associated Press, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civilians_killed_in_th…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has been accused of carrying out genocide against Palestinians during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A wide consensus of scholars have concluded that Israel's a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_allegatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 75,811 people (73,770+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war

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Claim 6: “As of Monday, continued Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,250 Palestinians and injured 4,110 others.”

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The provided evidence mentions different casualty figures (e.g., 1,222 killed since an October ceasefire) but does not specifically corroborate the figure of 1,250 killed and 4,110 injured as of a specific Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces and settlers have injured six Palestinians, including two paramedics, in a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank governorates of Nablus and Bethlehem, according to authorities…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/medics-among-six-pal…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian and wounded nine others, including four children, in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, medical sources told Anadolu Agency.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260808-israeli-forces-ki…

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web search NEUTRAL — At least 1,222 Palestinians, including at least 260 children, have been killed since an October ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Five Israeli soldier…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVneg3n7Ghc

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Claim 7: “Gaza holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in Israel’s 2023 Sabra attack”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm a mass funeral was held in Gaza for 112 people killed in an Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood on November 22, 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict

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Claim 8: “Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday to bury the remains of 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families”

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Web search results explicitly mention thousands gathering on Tuesday to bury 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Great Qadi (Qadi al-Qudat) is a religious and secular position established during Abbasid Caliphate, specifically under the caliphate of Harun al-Rashid. The position emerged from the necessity to est…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jinn (Arabic: جِنّ‎), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in ancient Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be eithe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya as a dictator from 1969 until his ov…
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Claim 9: “The so-called ceasefire deal was signed after more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza”

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Multiple web search results mention a ceasefire deal signed after more than two years of war (referencing the conflict starting in October 2023 and continuing into 2025/2026).

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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement, to be signed Thursday, also calls for Israel to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as well as prompt a surge of aid into Gaza after more than two years of war started by Hamas's…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251009-sending-you-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Since October 2023, over 68,000 people died and injured more than 170,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. A ceasefire deal took effect on Oct. 10 in Gaza, based on a phased plan presented by U…
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1261697

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web search NEUTRAL — The so-called ceasefire deal was signed after more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed at least 73,375 Palestinians and wounded at least 174,220, most of them women and …
https://nfinder.ru/en/article/gaza-holds-mass-funeral-for-11…

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