{
  "id": 1954442,
  "title": "Family who died in sea off UK named as Palestinian refugees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/family-who-died-in-sea-off-uk-named-as-palestinian-refugees-1954442",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/19/family-who-died-in-sea-off-uk-named-as-palestinian-refugees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Palestinian refugee family perished off the coast of the United Kingdom this week, according to police. The victims included Hassan El Khawas, 55, his wife Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas. Their younger daughter, Saja, was rescued but remains critically ill. Hassan El Khawas, a resident of the Rashidieh camp in Lebanon, was reportedly one of the family members born to British citizenship and lived in Sussex. The Palestinian Forum in Britain expressed deep sorrow for the loss and extended condolences to the family and the Palestinian community in Britain, particularly the people of the Rashidieh camp in Lebanon. The family was found in Shoreham, West Sussex, where emergency services responded to a distress call at 2:40 pm on Tuesday. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man, woman, and teenage girl were pronounced dead. Saja was taken to the hospital and is in a critical condition.",
  "summary": "A family of three who died after getting into difficulty at sea in the UK this week were Palestinian refugees. They have been named by police as Hassan El Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas. Their younger daughter, Saja, was rescued and remains in critical condition in hospital, it was reported. Mr Al Khawas was a refugee from the Rashidieh…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Family who died in sea off UK named as Palestinian refugees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/family-who-died-in-sea-off-uk-named-as-palestinian-refugees",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:02:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}