The Aporia
On October 25, 2023, at least 105 Palestinians were killed when Israeli air strikes hit the seven-story Al Taj 3 building and several other residential buildings in Yarmouk Square, Gaza City. The attacks involved over 20 bombs that destroyed multiple structures, leaving bodies trapped under rubble for almost three years until recovery efforts began recently. On Thursday, coffins containing these recovered remains were carried in a funeral procession by family members to the Sheikh Radwan cemetery northwest of Gaza City. Al Jazeera correspondent Ibrahim Khalili described this as the fifth largest body recovery operation since Israel's military offensive against Palestinians in Gaza started in October 2023, labeling it part of what he calls "genocidal war."