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“Gaza is one of the most dangerous places in the world right now, and I’ll be truthful, it’s really scary being here at times. There are constant drones overhead buzzing around, we hear explosions, the roof of our buildings shaking.” These are the words of British aid worker Soraya Ali, who is currently deployed between Rafah and Deir al-Balah, where this week seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli drone strike.

Ms Ali, a 29-year-old from London who works in advocacy and communications for Save the Children, said that the attack was “our worst nightmare” and an “unspeakable tragedy”, with the mood among the aid community in Gaza “horrific”. “It’s something that we’ve seen time and time again, with over 200 aid workers killed in Gaza. We know that humanitarians, journalists, healthcare workers, law enforcement have all been killed,” she said. Read the full story here.

 

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