Gaza Funeral Draws Thousands

World | August 22, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Gaza Funeral Draws Thousands Tens of thousands of Palestinians flocked to Gaza for the funeral of the Hamas leader killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday. Photo by AFP

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have turned out in Gaza for the funeral of the Hamas leader killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday.
The body of Abu Shanab and his two bodyguards were taken from the city's main hospital to the mosque surrounded by militiamen. The three men were killed as the Israeli Government took retaliatory action for a suicide bombing in Jerusalem on Tuesday that left 20 people dead, including six children. Gaza City has been blocked off by Israeli forces, who for the second night running also entered the West Bank city of Jenin.

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