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Restrictions Summary: APA wire clients only Shortlist: APAwire - APA wire clients only, Khan Younis- May 14, 2026. Elderly Palestinian Abdul Rahman Abu Shamala, who lived through the 1948 Nakba as a child, sits inside his heavily damaged home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2026, after it was damaged during Israeli attacks amid the ongoing war. Abu Shamala recalls his displacement from the village of Bayt Daras in 1948, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced during the war surrounding the creation of Israel. 01. Sound (Arabic): Abdul Rahman Abu Shamala

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APA-VD-2026-001290
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09:18
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Gaza Strip Khan Younis Palestine Khan Younis Governorate Southern Gaza Strip destruction

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Humanitarian Culture & Society Destruction Refugees & Displacement Conflict & Security Daily Life

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Khan Yunis APA khan younis southern gaza strip abdul rahman abu shamala nakba 1948 palestinian refugee damaged home war displacement bayt daras elderly palestinian civilians humanitarian crisis destruction palestinian history gaza strip refugees conflict daily life nakba survivor

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