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Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth

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Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed,

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli airstrike, hospital officials say (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan quivered and gasped in disbelief. His eyes glazed over before he fell limp in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. “I beg you. I beg you. Let me see them,” he cried out to health

  2. Al Jazeera

    Israeli strike kills newborn twins as father collected birth certificates (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A Palestinian father lost his newborn twins in an Israeli air strike while he was collecting their birth certificates.

  3. CNN

    A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian officials say (opens CNN)

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    Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan left his apartment in Deir al-Balah to collect birth certificates for his three-day-old twins. But while he was out, he said he received a phone call that a strike had hit his home, killing the babies, along with his wife.

  4. Time

    Newborn Twins Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza (opens Time)

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    A Palestinian man’s wife and newborn twins were killed in an airstrike while he was at a local office registering the birth of his children.

  5. NBC News

    Newborn twins killed in Israel's offensive in Gaza as father went to get birth certificates (opens NBC News)

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    As Mohamed Abu Al-Qomasan waited to collect the birth certificates of his days-old twins, he learned the newborns and his wife had been killed.

  6. The Guardian

    Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike as father registered births (opens The Guardian)

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    Mohamed Abuel-Qomasan’s wife and mother-in-law also killed in strike that hit home where they were sheltering

  7. Digital Journal

    Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth (opens Digital Journal)

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    Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed,

  8. The Guardian

    Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike as father registered births | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    Mohamed Abuel-Qomasan’s wife and mother-in-law also killed in the strike. Plus, ex-Twitter worker wins $600,000 from Musk

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