Over two years of Israel’s war on Gaza, more than 71,000 Palestinians have been killed. Yousef Abu Hatab, 65, has personally buried over 18,000 people, including his son and brother. Basic burial materials are exhausted under Israel’s blockade, forcing him to work by hand. He collects bricks from destroyed homes to carry out proper Muslim burials. At Naser Hospital, he converted the yard into a graveyard, burying 540 bodies. He also handled unidentified bodies, including 80 released by the Israeli army. Despite exhaustion and loss, he is determined to give the dead a dignified resting place.
