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Few people know that thousands of Commonwealth war graves lie in the battlegrounds of the Gaza strip. BBC reporter Mark Urban's great uncle is buried there and he has made a personal pilgramage.
During the recent campaign, the main Gaza War Cemetery suffered extensive damage as Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought nearby.
Now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is seeking compensation from Israel, the BBC has learned.
The organisation estimates the cost of repairing or replacing the 363 headstones damaged by recent Israeli shelling at £95,000.
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