Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to bury their relatives, killed in Israeli bombardment, on school grounds in the Maghazi refugee camp instead of taking them to a proper burial site, Al Jazeera reports

“Because of the difficulty of removing bodies from a school there, which serves as an evacuation centre, family members had to bury their relatives on the school grounds, rather than take them to a proper burial site.

“This is how intense the situation is in central Gaza,” says Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza.

Palestinians perform prayers for the dead after an Israeli air strike hit the Maghazi refugee camp in Deir el-Balah — Anadolu Agency
Palestinians perform prayers for the dead after an Israeli air strike hit the Maghazi refugee camp in Deir el-Balah — Anadolu Agency

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