Jenin, occupied the West Bank, Palestine – Nearly two weeks ago, 11 bodies were located in the Morgos Jenin, while the Israeli raids invaded the city and its refugee camp.

Their families were very afraid of their burial in Jenin due to Israeli snipers, drones and artillery.

Mahmoud Al -Saadi, director of emergency services in Jinin, said on Monday: Some of the authorities were in the morgue for more than 13 days. We need an Israeli statement just to have a burial, and even delay several times. “

Honoring the dead

At the time since then Israel launched its latest raids In Jenin on January 21, many people died. At least 30 were killed by Israeli soldiers, while others died for natural reasons.

They were not paid, as their families struggled to rest.

For the 55 -year -old Passam Turkman, who lives in the refugee camp, was the sudden death of his brother, Osama, who is 60 years old, a “uninterrupted loss” deepened due to the torment of his inability to give him a suitable burial.

Entitled from their home, the Turkman family resorted to Burqin, the city of West Jenin. But their fragile sense of stability collapsed again with the deterioration of the brother and sudden death.

For several days, the body of Osama was placed in the cold forgetfulness of the hospital’s morgue while the family thinks if it was buried in a soil with a non -miserable drain.

He appealed to Basam with his family to choose Birakin.

“We have arose, believing that honoring the dead means burial quickly,” he told Al -Jazeera. “If he left him in the morgue, he was not fine, especially since the hospital was already drowned in the bodies of those who were killed during the operation.”

The raid on Jenin comes during an increase in Israeli violence in the West Bank since A. Firing Israel stopped 15 months assault In Gaza, which killed nearly 62,000 Palestinians and left the pocket in ruin.

I paid the process Almost all Jenin Camp Camp 20,000 people From their homes, according to the United Nations.

“We are a people who need to visit our death, to sit next to their graves, talk to them and remember them.” “The burial of our loved ones away from home is pain in itself.”

But in the end, Osama was placed to rest in Barakin, about 4 km (2.5 miles) from two Jenin. While the Israeli bulldozers were tore the infrastructure of the camp, Basam and his family stood alongside the grave of Osama.

He stands next to Turkmen to perform the funeral prayer, who were members of the Al -Khatib family. They were giving a bid to the 59 -year -old Marwan Al -Khatib, who died on the first day of the raids and was buried near Osama in a cemetery.

“The occupation does not show any respect for life or the dead. For them, we are all terrorists.

“The martyrs” without farewell to an occasion

On January 28, the Israeli forces opened fire on Osama Abu Al -Hija, who is standing on the roof of the building. He blew up to death while his family and an ambulance were prevented from being able to reach him until the next day.

His family was also prevented from holding a traditional funeral.

“We wanted to put Osama to rest alongside the other martyrs,” said his older brother, Tareq Abu Al Hayja. “But the soldiers closed the camp. They even prevented the ways to prevent people from gathering.”

In Jenin, the public processions of those who were killed by Israeli forces were a collective action for both mourning and challenge. Hundreds of people usually gather to accompany the dead to burial sites with families traveling from all parts of the West Bank to join bleak celebrations to honor individuals here are considered “martyrs”.

The Abu Al -Hija family could not bear the idea of ​​leaving Osama unpaid for several days, but its members knew that they would never be able to give him the “martyr” farewell he deserved.

So they chose to bury Osama in the nearby martyrs ’village, to ensure a generous farewell despite the circumstances.

Tareq said: “The decision was not easy, but we wanted to have a suitable burial, even if that means doing it away from home,” Tareq said.

On Saturday, 13 days after violence in the camp, the Palestinian Communication Office recently managed to coordinate with its Israeli counterpart to allow funerals for people whose bodies are in Morgez.

The Israeli authorities have imposed strict conditions: there are no processions, and no public gatherings, only ambulances that transport the dead quietly to the cemetery, each of which is accompanied by only two family members.

The mourners barely began preparing for the mass burial when the Israeli army canceled coordination, noting “security concerns.”

The delays Mahmoud forced the emergency services and his team to improvise, and four people were buried in the eastern region of Jinin, which were less affected by the raid, but seven others were buried again.

By Monday, the Israeli forces recently allowed the burial of the remaining seven people.

However, the mourning processions have been reshaped by Israeli military restrictions: there is no crowd of mourners, no slogans.

“We have always honored our martyrs together,” said one of the Molnar, and he refused to give his name for fear of revenge.

“Now, we bury them in silence.”

This article was published in cooperation with egab.