Funerals and Islamic Jihad battle songs: Gaza after the ceasefire
by Bethan McKernan and Hazem Balousha in Gaza City from World news | The Guardian on (#629MM)
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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