NOVANEWS
Thousands of mourners packed the streets of Rafah to pay tribute to the Hamas commanders Muhammad Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Muhammad Barhoum. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
Last night, Israel dropped several one-ton bombs on a house in Rafah, killing three top Hamas commanders, Muhammad Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Muhammad Barhoum. The airstrikes also killed Hasan Hussein Younis, 75, his wife Amal Ibrahim Younis, Ahmad Nasser Kallab, 17, Nathira Kallab, Aisha Attiya, and children Abdullah Kallab and Youssef Kallab.
Mourners carry a body from the al-Awda mosque to the East Rafah cemetery. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
Thousands packed the streets of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip today to mourn in the largest funeral gathering since the assassination of the Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari in 2012. Drone strikes could be heard in the distance and Israeli flares were launched above the cemetery.
Mourners shovel and push dirt by hand into a grave. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
A mourner passes a brick that will serve as a temporary grave marker. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
Professor Abu Neqira speaks at the funeral. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
A group of dejected mourners sit over a fresh grave. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
Mourners grieve after the funerals. (Photo: Dan Cohen)
