A deck of cards and a mother's tears. Photos show the aftermath of airstrike on a Gaza cafe
More than 30 people were killed, according to witnesses, hospital and health officials.
The mother of one of the victims — Palestinian journalist Ismail Abu Hatab — mourned over her son's body outside the Shifa Hospital where the dead were taken and the injured were treated.
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