Funerals in Gaza (26 images)

Palestinian relatives of Monir Barhom, mourn during his funeral in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on January 3, 2008. 9 Palestinians, including two women, were killed in Israeli ground and air raids in Gaza today, local medical sources said, in the latest Israeli action against Gaza. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Palestinian boy wears a Hamas head-band during the funeral of Mazen Ben Hassan, 18, in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip on February 26, 2005. Ben Hassan was killed by Israeli troops on Friday as he was seeking to infiltrate Israel in an attempt to find a work, Israeli military sources said. (UPI photo/Ismael Mohamad).

Palestinians pray over the bodies of 17 victims, including the son of foreign minister and Hamas Movement leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Hussam, aged 22, at a mosque during his funeral in Gaza on January 15, 2008. Israeli troops killed at least 17 Palestinians during a raid east of Gaza City. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad).

Ismail Haniyeh (2L), the Hamas leader dismissed as prime minister by President Mahmoud Abbas, and the foreign minister and Hamas Movement leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar (3rdL) speak during the funeral of 17 victims including the Al-Zahhar's son Hussam, 22, in Gaza on January 15, 2008. Israeli troops killed at least 17 Palestinians during a raid east of Gaza City. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad).