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Gaza: More women, children among dead after Israeli strikes

Nita Blake-Persen
January 17, 2024

As negotiations for peace and humanitarian aid for Gaza largely stall, the UN has criticized global inaction, saying that "the world is standing by" as Palestinian civilians suffer.

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