Hamas: After 640 Days of War, the Occupation Has Failed to Break Gaza's Will - Jordan News
The war has resulted in around 194,000 Palestinians killed or injured, most of them children and women, with over 11,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and famine claiming the lives of many — including children — amid widespread devastation.
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