(7 Mar 2024)
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++PLEASE NOTE THIS MATERIAL WAS SHOT BY AN AP VIDEOGRAPHER. AS A CONDITION, THE AP AGREED TO SUBMIT THE MATERIAL TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY CENSOR BECAUSE THE SOLDIER WAS A MEMBER OF A SPECIAL UNIT FIGHTING IN GAZA++

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netanya, Israel - 7 March 2024
1. Family of following coffin of Staff Sgt. David Sasson, wrapped with Israeli flag
2. Close of wreath and army uniform
3. Pan of soldiers and mourners at funeral
4. Mourners
5. Various of relatives at funeral
6. Various of mourners seen from their back while reciting kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer for the dead
7. Various of mourners at funeral
STORYLINE:
A funeral was held in central Israel Thursday for Staff Sgt. David Sasson who was killed in the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Netanya to pay respects to Sasson of the Oketz canine unit.

Israel launched its offensive after Hamas-led militants stormed across the border on October 7, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting around 250.

Over 100 hostages were released in November in exchange for 240 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. 

The number of Palestinians killed has climbed above 30,700, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

It does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its figures but says women and children make up around two-thirds of the total casualties.

It says over 72,000 people have been wounded.

The United States, Egypt, and Qatar have been trying to broker an agreement that would stop the fighting for six weeks, and include the release of 40 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. 

AP Video shot by Ami Bentov

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