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The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s deadly bombardment of Gaza Strip surpassed 6,000 people as Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced the death of 700 people in just 24 hours.
From the blog of Cesar Chelala at The Times of Israel
Jan. 15, 2021 Al-Quds Sweets is sealed shut. Pasted on the store’s iron door is a small memorial poster for its proprietor, Ahad Kokas, who opened the establishment less than a month ago, on December 24. Only 10 days passed from the modest launch celebration for the baklava and knafeh place on the main street of Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron, before its 25-year-old owner was killed – shot in the head by a settler in the presence of soldiers. It was a shocking end to 10 days of happiness, to the fulfilment of a dream. The bereaved father, Abdel Rahman – a chief superintendent in the...