Palestine

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UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/14/120595124...rikes-in-g

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.

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UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire


https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/...ians-calls

GENEVA (14 October 2023) – A UN human rights expert warned today that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing and called on the international community to urgently mediate a ceasefire between warring Hamas and Israeli occupation forces.

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It's officially an ethnic cleansing practiced by Israel in Gaza.

Palestinian UN envoy decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

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The Muslim world erupts in response to Israeli apartheid massacres:

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/midd...srael.html

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Israel uses 'white phosphorus artillery rounds' in bombing of Gaza..they are burning civilians with these ammo:

Amnesty says Israeli military units striking Gaza equipped with white phosphorus artillery rounds

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/amnesty-s...ds/3018585

"We are investigating what appears to be the use of white phosphorus in Gaza, including in a strike near a hotel on the beach in Gaza City," the rights group said in a statement.

It said white phosphorus "burns at extremely high temperatures when exposed to air & can continue to burn inside flesh," "causes horrific pain & life-changing injuries" and "can't be put out with water."

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"Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries," the HRW said.