GAZA, Nov 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Thousands of Gazans attended yesterday, the funeral for 21 members of a family, who died in a massive residential building fire in the Palestinian enclave.
During the day, shops and markets were closed in most parts of the Gaza Strip, while some local residents cancelled their weddings to express condolences to the families of the victims.
The 21 people, including seven children, lost their lives in the massive fire on Thursday evening, during a family gathering in their house at the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, Palestinian flags were flown at half-mast, at the official Palestinian institutions and foreign embassies or diplomatic missions, according to official sources.
In a statement, the Ministry of Interior in Gaza said, those who were killed in the fire belonged to one family, adding, the fire did not spread to the surrounding buildings.
Preliminary investigations indicated that a large quantity of fuel stored inside the house, might have led to the fire, according to the ministry’s statement.
In the afternoon, thousands of Gazans, including women and children, as well as, representatives of some Palestinian political factions, such as Hamas, Fatah, and Islamic Jihad, attended the mass funeral at the Beit Lahia cemetery.– NNN-WAFA
