Where Do You Bury 57,000 Bodies? Inside Gaza’s Hidden Funeral Crisis

By Yasmin Abu Shammala

Since October 2023, the people of Gaza have lived under the shadow of inevitable death; death that stalks them by land, air, and sea. Yet when it comes, it offers no rest. Across the world and throughout all religions, death is supposed to end in a grave, where the soul begins its journey to the afterlife. But for Gazans, even that is no longer guaranteed. Many find themselves without a body to bury, or without any final resting place at all.

After Nasser…