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June 16, 2021

Israeli Soldiers Shoot and Kill Palestinian Woman After Overnight Air Raids on Gaza
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Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman in a town northeast of
Jerusalem earlier today. She was identified as 29-year-old Mai Afanah, a
doctoral student. The Israeli military claimed she attempted to ram her
car into a group of soldiers. Local media report no ambulance was sent
to care for her after she was shot.

The killing came the day after Israel launched overnight air raids on
Gaza for the first time since a ceasefire with Hamas was declared in May
following a brutal 11-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip. No casualties
have been reported. The Israeli military said its air raid came in
response to "fire balloons" launched from the besieged Gaza Strip.


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