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1 in 5 of Gaza dead are children, as UN Secretary-General Ban heads to region

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 07/19/2014 - 00:30

Sobbing and shaking, Ismail Abu Musallam leaned against the wall of a hospital Friday, waiting for three of his children to be prepared for burial. They were killed as they slept when an Israeli tank shell hit their home, burying 11-year-old Ahmed, 14-year-old Walaa and 16-year-old Mohammed under debris in their beds.

1 in 5 of Gaza dead are children, as UN’s Ban heads to region

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 07/19/2014 - 00:30

Sobbing and shaking, Ismail Abu Musallam leaned against the wall of a hospital Friday, waiting for three of his children to be prepared for burial. They were killed as they slept when an Israeli tank shell hit their home, burying 11-year-old Ahmed, 14-year-old Walaa and 16-year-old Mohammed under debris in their beds.

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