Palestinians mourn loved ones killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Palestinians mourned their loved ones outside morgues in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday who were among hundreds killed in an overnight Israeli bombardment of the territory. (AP video: Abdel Kareem Hana, Mariam Daqqa, Mohammad Jahjouh/ Production: Wafaa Shurafa)
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