Israel bombs Gaza funeral, mourners become victims

At least eight Palestinians have been killed, and 20 others wounded, when an Israeli drone struck a civilian gathering during the funeral of a Palestinian who had been killed earlier by Israeli forces in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, despite a ceasefire.

Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp said in a statement on Friday that it received the bodies of eight people and treated 20 wounded after an Israeli strike targeted a gathering of civilians in the Al-Balata market area.

Eyewitnesses told Anadoluthat the drone targeted Palestinians gathered outside the Ahmad Yassin Mosque as they waited to begin the funeral procession.

The funeral was for a Palestinian who had been killed by Israeli forces earlier, the witnesses said.

Videos circulating on social media showed several bodies and wounded people lying on the ground, with blood covering their clothes and bodies.

Commenting on the attack, the Gaza media office said the Israeli army had killed more than 25 Palestinians over the past 72 hours in attacks targeting markets, funerals, civilian gatherings, and residential homes.