Sylvia Westall
By Sylvia Westall
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Fast Forward Young People Trapped in Gaza Yearn for Escape
(Reuters) — After spending most of the month-long Gaza war trapped at home watching the news for hours, Palestinian Salam al-Bayid returned to her university for the first time on Thursday to find the administration building with its facade in pieces. With the ceasefire that started on Tuesday still holding, the 18-year-old architecture student had…
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Fast Forward Gaza Vacation Haven of Khuzaa Reduced to Rubble
(Reuters) — With its spacious villas and palm-lined streets, the town of Khuzaa in southern Gaza gave Palestinians a rare place to spend their free time before it was bombed and shelled to rubble last month. Largely free of the local tensions and feuds found in other neighborhoods, Khuzaa’s green spaces were one of just…
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