‘Back from the dead’: The continuing agony over Gaza’s 9,500 missing people
Palestinian’s sudden return alive after family held his funeral highlights suffering of those still waiting for answers.
![Hamada al-Banna sits with his fiancée inside a makeshift shelter in Gaza following his release from Israeli detention. His family had held a mourning wake for him after erroneously being informed he was killed.[Screengrab\Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-22-at-1.15.44-PM-1784715474.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Palestinian’s sudden return alive after family held his funeral highlights suffering of those still waiting for answers.
![Hamada al-Banna sits with his fiancée inside a makeshift shelter in Gaza following his release from Israeli detention. His family had held a mourning wake for him after erroneously being informed he was killed.[Screengrab\Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-22-at-1.15.44-PM-1784715474.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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