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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians transport a man who was injured in Israeli fire while waiting near a food aid centre, into Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025. Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 47 people and wounded more than 200, as thousands of Palestinians gathered to receive flour at an aid centre in the morning, adding "Israeli drones fired at the citizens... some minutes later, Israeli tanks fired several shells at the citizens, which led to a large number of martyrs and wounded". (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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HERZLIYA, ISRAEL - JUNE 17: People look at a crater in the ground after a missile strike on June 17, 2025 in Herzliya, Israel. Iran launched a wave of retaliatory missile strikes on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. The two countries have continued to trade volleys of missiles in the days since. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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