Name: Palestinians Mourn Gaza Poet, Educator Killed in Israeli Strike
Uploaded: 2023-12-08T16:43:48-05:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians on Friday paid tribute to Refaat Alareer, a prominent poet and scholar who sought to tell the stories behind the news headlines in the blockaded enclave of Gaza and was killed in an Israeli air strike, his friends said. The 44-year-old, who wrote in English, taught world literature and creative writing […]

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Palestinians Mourn Gaza Poet, Educator Killed in Israeli Strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians on Friday paid tribute to Refaat Alareer, a prominent poet and scholar who sought to tell the stories behind the news headlines in the blockaded enclave of Gaza and was killed in an Israeli air strike, his friends said. The 44-year-old, who wrote in English, taught world literature and creative writing […]

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