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Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs

Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs

THE Abu Marasa family are returning to Gaza City, having fled after Israel ordered all civilians to go south or face bombardment, saying they would rather die at home after an air strike hit the house next to where they were sheltering. Bombing in the south of the tiny, crowded Gaza Strip killed scores of people overnight, local authorities said, and the Abu Marasa family is one of several Reuters spoke to that have concluded they may as well go back to their homes in the north. More than a dozen members of the family were crowded into a car on…
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Displaced by Israeli bombs, Gazans camp by rubble of their homes

Displaced by Israeli bombs, Gazans camp by rubble of their homes

NIDAL Al-MUGHRABI TENTS have replaced some high-rises in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, where heavy Israeli airstrikes left several families homeless and doubtful that rebuilding will start soon. Palestinians in the enclave have already received some pledges of financial help for reconstruction after 11 days of fighting. Egypt and Qatar, which helped to mediate a truce that started on Friday, each promised to allocate $500 million. In Beit Lahiya, children played among the wreckage of homes. Adults drank tea on broken furniture. Banners carried the names of the bereft homeowners. A sign bore the names of four children,…
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