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Coverage dated November 16, 2023

Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families often dig by hand to retrieve them

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

Rescuers in Gaza don’t have the equipment to search properly for the living, let alone the dead. Every day, hundreds of people claw through tons of rubble with shovels and iron bars and their bare hands.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families often dig by hand to retrieve them (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Rescuers in Gaza don’t have the equipment to search properly for the living, let alone the dead. Every day, hundreds of people claw through tons of rubble with shovels and iron bars and their bare hands.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Rescuers in Gaza don’t have the equipment to search properly for the living, let alone the dead.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in Gaza's rubble. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Rescuers in Gaza don’t have the equipment, manpower or fuel to search properly for the living, let alone the dead buried among mounds of rubble.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Rescuers in Gaza don’t have the equipment to search properly for the living, let alone the dead.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. The smell is sickening. Every day, hundreds of people claw

  6. WHDH Boston

    Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. The smell is sickening. Every day, hundreds of people claw

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