Gaza war enters 12th month with fighting, no sign of cease-fire deal
Voice of America
Palestinians walk on a damaged road following an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Sept. 6, 2024. The body of Turkish-American Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26 lies in a hospital morgue in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on September 7, 2024, a day after she was reportedly "shot in the head" while participating in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in Mourners, some armed, carry the bodies of Palestinian men who were killed during an Israeli military operation, draped in the Islamic Jihad militant group flags, during their funeral in Jenin, West Bank, Sept. 6, 2024. Demonstrators protest in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 7, 2024. Protesters demanded action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since Oct. 7, 2023.
The war in Gaza entered its 12th month on Saturday with at least 16 Palestinians killed in Gaza, a plea for justice from the family of a U.S. citizen killed in the West Bank, and no sign of progress on a cease-fire deal.
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