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Gaza teen killed in fresh Israeli air strike: medics
Jun 20th, 2012
A 14-year-old Gazan was killed in an Israeli air strike near Gaza City on Wednesday, raising to eight the number of Palestinians killed in three days of violence, medics said. (Source: AFP) -
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