Gaza laments deadly start to Ramadan amid funerals and debris
Palestinians recover bodies of 21 killed in Sunday’s Israeli air strikes
Gaza — After two sleepless days and nights of Israeli shelling and Palestinian rocket fire, Gazans on Monday faced a first day of Ramadan overshadowed by funerals and the grim task of pulling bodies from collapsed buildings. As dawn brought a ceasefire of uncertain duration, few Palestinians in the impoverished coastal enclave were focusing on the sundown feast that is traditionally the highlight of the day during the Muslim holy month. At Gaza City’s largest hospital, Shifa, relatives of the 21 Palestinians killed on Sunday — including 12 civilians — arrived to collect bodies for burial and prayers. Outside, workers set about rebuilding power and phone lines devastated by the Israeli bombardment, which also razed entire tower blocks, leaving rubble strewn across the ground. Other government employees lined up at banks to draw out money they had been unable to collect during the hostilities. The Israeli military said its tanks and warplanes had hit 350 Hamas and Islamic Jihad target...
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