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June 12, 2025

11-Year-Old Adam al-Najjar Evacuated to Italy for Treatment After Israel Killed Father and 9 Siblings
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In other news from Gaza, the Palestinian doctor Alaa al-Najjar has
arrived in Italy with her 11-year-old son Adam al-Najjar, who will
receive medical treatment. A recent Israeli strike killed the doctor's
husband and her nine other children. Before leaving Gaza, Adam described
the attack.

Adam al-Najjar: "We were at home. Everything was normal. Then they
launched a missile at our building. Smoke came out. Then another missile
hit us and leveled the entire building to the ground. There was a group
of energy panels on the roof. They all collapsed to the ground, only one
or two left. All my brothers were killed, my father, too. May God have
mercy on him."



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