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Gaza: Many lose their lives in Israeli strikes on Rafah

Gasia Ohanes
December 19, 2023

According to the Hamas-run health ministry, renewed Israeli strikes on the area of Rafah in southern Gaza have killed at least 20 Palestinians. Several homes were hit although Rafah was recently declared a "safe zone" by the Israeli military.

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