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March 7, 2024

Palestinian Americans Share Stories of Loved Ones in Gaza Killed by Israel
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Here in New York, a delegation of Palestinian Americans who have lost
relatives to Israeli attacks in Gaza joined U.N. Palestinian envoy Riyad
Mansour at a Security Council press conference Wednesday. This is Dr.
Rula El-Farra, who lost over 150 family members since October 7.

Dr. Rula El-Farra: "In December, one of our family members, Sabri
El-Farra, was murdered in his home by an Israeli airstrike with his nine
young children. His unfortunate wife survived. She was eight months
pregnant. She was displaced to an evacuation camp, where she gave birth
to her baby boy one month later, in January. … Her child, her newborn
infant, died 20 days later from the cold and the harsh conditions in the
camps. … Every minute signifies the loss of a life, the starvation of a
child. And so, we need an immediate and permanent - not temporary,
permanent - ceasefire now."



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