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Feb 2024
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Witnesses to Genocide: Doctors Describe ...

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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “Gaza has become a death zone,” says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). As Israel’s assault on the besieged Palestinian territory continues into its fifth month, statistics fail to describe the horror inflicted on the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped there. Gaza’s hosp ... Show More
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