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May 17, 2018

U.N. Human Rights Council to Review Israel's Massacre in Gaza
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In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes launched at least six airstrikes
overnight, in what Israel's military said were attacks on Hamas targets.
The bombings came as the United Nations Human Rights Council said it
will hold a special session Friday to discuss escalating violence in
Gaza. On Monday, Israeli forces shot dead at least 61 unarmed
Palestinian protesters taking part in the Great March of Return. More
than 2,700 Palestinians were injured. After headlines, we'll go to Gaza
to speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian emergency room doctor,
who is Canadian. He was treating gunshot wound patients in Gaza when he
was shot by an Israeli sniper himself earlier this week.


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