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May 12, 2023

Israeli Air Raids on Gaza Continue, Death Toll Tops 30 as Gazans Describe Terror of Nonstop Attacks
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Prospects for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant
group Islamic Jihad have faded after a lull in fighting. Israeli
warplanes have resumed bombing the Gaza Strip, and Palestinians fired
hundreds of long-range rockets into Israel and toward illegal
settlements in the occupied West Bank. A 70-year-old man was killed
Thursday when a rocket crashed into the Israeli city of Rehovot. At
least 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli assaults, including
children. This is Melina al-Hindi, a 39-year-old mother living in Khan
Younis.

Melina al-Hindi: "We feel unsafe, even at home. We go in and out of the
house, but we are afraid. One could be going down the street when a
rocket hits, never to return. We don't know what will happen to us and
to our children. … This situation in Gaza is not normal. It is
terrifying, beyond anything you can imagine."



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