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Israeli airstrikes continue on the 18th day in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes continue on the 18th day in Gaza Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu/Getty Images

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On Tuesday the friends and family of Dana Bachar and her son Carmel mourned their loss at Gan Shlomo cemetery. The pair were killed during Hamas’ 7 October attack on kibbutz Be’eri.

Israeli soldiers carry a coffin draped with the Israeli flag during the funeral of Dana Bachar and her son Carmel, at Gan Shlomo cemetery, central Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Carmel Bachar, 15-year-old and his mother Dana lived in kibbutz Be'eri, a small community with a little more than 1,000 people, that was one of more than 20 towns and villages ambushed on Oct. 7 as part of a surprise attack by Hamas militants against Israel where dozens were killed.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Israeli soldiers carry a coffin draped with the Israeli flag during the funeral of Dana Bachar and her son Carmel. Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
Avida Bachar, Dana's husband and who was injured in the attack on the kibbutz and has since had his leg amputated, weeps.
Avida Bachar, who was injured in the attack on the kibbutz, weeps. Photograph: Shir Torem/Reuters
Friends and family pay their respects. The family chose to bury Carmel with his favourite surf board.
Friends and family pay their respects. The family chose to bury Carmel with his favourite surf board. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Family and friends weep at the graveside.
Family and friends weep at the graveside. Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
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