Khan Younis hospital appeals for burial shrouds after almost running out
The hospital's laundry department warned that an increasing shortage of shrouds will mean people who have been killed will be brought out and buried uncovered.
Both Muslim and Christian Palestinians are typically buried in shrouds.
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