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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, October 1, 2026. Elderly Palestinians face difficult living conditions as International Day of Older Persons is observed, amid damage to homes, shortages of healthcare, medicines and food, and continued displacement.

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  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Hanan Abu Arab, elderly Palestinian woman
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Fatima Abu Tair, elderly Palestinian woman
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, October 1, 2026. Elderly Palestinians face difficult living conditions as International Day of Older Persons is observed, amid damage to homes, shortages of healthcare, medicines and food, and continued displacement. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Hanan Abu Arab, elderly Palestinian woman 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Fatima Abu Tair, elderly Palestinian woman STORYLINE: Elderly Palestinians in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, face difficult living conditions as International Day of Older Persons is observed. Damage to homes, shortages of healthcare, medicines and food, and continued displacement are affecting older people, patients and persons with disabilities.

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APA-VD-2026-000155
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07:49
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Gaza Strip Khan Younis Palestine Khan Younis Governorate

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Humanitarian Health Refugees & Displacement Hospitals & Medical Care Food & Water

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Khan Yunis APA Gaza Gaza Strip Khan Younis Palestinians elderly older people displacement healthcare medicines food patients disability homes shortages International Day of Older Persons

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