Palestinians say the devastating war between Israel and Hamas is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of grief.

Palestinians say this war is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of unbearable grief. Israeli strikes have killed so many people so quickly that they’ve overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, making the normal rituals of death all but impossible.

Overflowing morgues have compelled hospitals to bury people before their relatives can claim them. Gravediggers have laid dozens of unidentified bodies side by side in two large backhoe-dug furrows in Gaza City now holding 63 and 46 bodies, respectively, said Mohammed Abu Selmia, the general director of Shifa Hospital.

    • Doorbook@lemmy.worldEnglish
      82·
      11 months ago

      You should go fuck yourself with these inhuman statements. There are millions of ideas if you cared enough.

    • Claidheamh@slrpnk.netEnglish
      72·
      11 months ago

      A reminder (that really shouldn’t be needed) that collective punishment is a war crime.

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      We can also get rid of Hamas by nuking the entire world and killing every living human

        • T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
          53·
          11 months ago

          Wow an election almost…20 years ago? And how many since? Hmm what’s the age of the population in Gaza? And what’s the voting age?

            • T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
              52·
              11 months ago

              What does it not? There have been no elections in 20 years. It’s a dictatorship and a huge amount of Gazans had no say whatsoever in their “leadership”.

                • T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  63·
                  11 months ago

                  By killing thousands of them? By removing access to water, internet, By bombing hospitals and infrastructure? By keeping them trapped in an open air prison? No I don’t think so, if Israel wanted to help the Palestinians there are a million positive things they could do to get rid of hamas, destroying the homes and livelihoods of Palestinians is not one of them.