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"We just had a child. We had to amputate both legs and the arms and the only crime they have done is been civilians, Palestinians living in Gaza. The relief now is not more doctors and more drugs the relief now is to stop the bombing immediately. This can not go on. It is a disaster"
Mads Gilbert
The Norwegian doctor who is working at a hospital in Gaza, was talking to Sky News.

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    The daily three-hour pause that Israel began in Gaza Wednesday was a good first step but totally insufficient, UN officials warned....

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    Gaza death toll approaching 800
    Thirteen days of hostilities in the Gaza Srip have now resulted in 774 deaths, many of whom are...

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