'Grief reigns in Gaza': Thousands participate in funerals

On Tuesday, across the Gaza Strip, thousands of Palestinians participated in funeral processions, burying those killed by Israeli forces on Monday. 

Relatives and friends crowded over the bodies of their loved ones - bodies shrouded in Palestinian flags or plain white linen. They kissed them goodbye for the last time.

In some funerals, shots were fired into the air as mourners chanted: “There is no God but God” and “With our souls, with our blood, we will redeem you, martyr.”

The atmosphere was very emotional, especially during the funeral of eight-month-old Leila al-Ghandour, who our correspondent Mohammed Asad says was her parents’ only child.

“Grief reigns in the Gaza Strip,” Asad says. “There is hardly any neighbourhood in Gaza right now without a mourning tent.

“People are very angry and want revenge. There are calls for more marches in coming days.”