Article 629MM Funerals and Islamic Jihad battle songs: Gaza after the ceasefire

Funerals and Islamic Jihad battle songs: Gaza after the ceasefire

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Bethan McKernan and Hazem Balousha in Gaza City
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Many areas are still without water and electricity following three days of Israeli airstrikes

In Shujaiya, a neighbourhood of Gaza City already scarred by several rounds of war, men passed around coffee and dates under the shade of a colourful mourning tent while Palestinian Islamic Jihad battle songs blared from a sound system.

Men carrying AK-47s, their faces shielded by black balaclavas, lined the entrance to the tent, and the militant group's black and yellow flag flew overhead.

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