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After fleeing war in Gaza, an entire Palestinian family dies in Turkey’s earthquake

Mother of a Palestinian man, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum, who died with his family in the earthquake in Turkey, mourns at the family house in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza Strip February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

GazaReuters Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Turkey. On Monday, the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria killed him and his entire family. Mother of a Palestinian man, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum, who died with his family in the earthquake […]