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People struggle to survive as Israeli forces attacked a school belonging to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which shelters Palestinians forced to flee their homes in the Nuseirat camp in Deir el-Balah, Gaza on Tuesday.

People struggle to survive as Israeli forces attacked a school belonging to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which shelters Palestinians forced to flee their homes in the Nuseirat camp in Deir el-Balah, Gaza on Tuesday.
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