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Israeli strike survivors bury family remains in Jabalia after months

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC · How we work

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Mahmoud Khalla recovered and buried his family’s remains after an Israeli strike destroyed their home.
The December 21 2023 strike killed 39 relatives in their five-storey Jabalia home.
Mahmoud escaped the blast minutes earlier while searching for food and then spent months homeless.
He began retrieving bodies in May 2026 and worked for three months.
He buried all remains at Jabalia an-Nazla cemetery.

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Mahmoud Khalla recovered and buried his family’s remains after an Israeli strike destroyed their home.
The December 21 2023 strike killed 39 relatives in their five-storey Jabalia home.
Mahmoud escaped the blast minutes earlier while searching for food and then spent months homeless.
He began retrieving bodies in May 2026 and worked for three months.
He buried all remains at Jabalia an-Nazla cemetery.