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Israeli gunfire kills pregnant Palestinian woman, her unborn baby

Israeli gunfire kills pregnant Palestinian woman, her unborn baby A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Saturday from injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli forces south of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Iman Shalouf, 27, was sitting inside her family’s tent in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis when Israeli gunfire struck her in the head, according to Drop Site. She was rushed to…

Israeli forces' gunfire resulted in the death of a pregnant Palestinian woman, Iman Shalouf, and her unborn child on Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip. The incident occurred as she sat inside a family tent in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis. She was struck in the head, according to Drop Site.

Upon arrival at Nasser Hospital, medical staff detected the heartbeat of the unborn baby, leading to initial hope that he might survive. Sadly, both Iman and her baby did not survive the attack. Iman was seven months pregnant and had about two months and a week left before the expected delivery of the child named Ayoub, as her husband Sulaiman Abu Mashi told Drop Site.

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