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Palestinian Journalist Says 18 Family Members Were Killed in Israeli Airstrike

‘DISTRESSING NEWS’

‘It took 12 hours to confirm 18 of my extended family members lost their lives,’ Fares Akram wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Chaya Tong
Chaya Tong 

Breaking News Intern

An Israeli missile strikes near a minaret in Gaza.
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Chaya Tong

Chaya Tong

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