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Coverage dated October 10, 2023 to October 11, 2023

Boy survived Hamas by playing dead after parents died shielding him from bullets

Headline from New York Post

Rotem Mathias stayed quiet and barely breathing for hours while bleeding from his gunshot wound after his mother shielded him from bullets with her own body.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas attacked. He survived. They did not (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An Israeli-American teenager survived a siege on his home by Hamas attackers over the weekend after his parents shielded him from the gunfire but were killed themselves.

  2. New York Post

    Boy survived Hamas by playing dead after parents died shielding him from bullets (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Rotem Mathias stayed quiet and barely breathing for hours while bleeding from his gunshot wound after his mother shielded him from bullets with her own body.

  3. Washington Times

    His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas fighters attacked. He survived. They did not (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    An Israeli-American teenager survived an attack on his home from Hamas fighters over the weekend after his parents shielded him from the gunfire but were killed themselves.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    His parents shielded him from Hamas attack. He survived. They did not (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    An Israeli-American teenager survived a siege on his home by Hamas attackers over the weekend after his parents shielded him from the gunfire but were killed themselves.

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