In Gaza, rows of white shrouds symbolise mounting civilian deaths

"My life, my eyes, my soul," a husband writes on the white shroud wrapped around his wife after the war devastating Gaza took her life. A bereaved son writes "my mother and everything" on the burial cloth covering his mother, another of the more than 21,000 Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas confrontation. The white coverings used to wrap dead Palestinians have remained in abundant supply, donated by Arab governments and charities. If the conflict escalates, the supply of white coverings is expected to keep pace with demand.