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'Afraid to sleep': Nights bring fresh horrors in war-torn Gaza

As the sun sets over Gaza, displaced Palestinians in plastic tents are plunged into darkness, tormented by the buzzing of Israeli drones, constant artillery fire and fear they may not survive the night."Mother, let me sleep in your arms, I don't want to die," said six-year-old Yasmine, clinging to her mother in their small, make-shift shelter."My children are afraid to sleep," said Safa Abu Yasin. "I'm afraid for their lives too."Abu Yasin and her four daughters are in Al-Mawasi, an area Israeli forces have said is a humanitarian zone.
Source: Al Monitor
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Yemen flood toll climbs to 60, thousands affected: UN

Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in war-torn Yemen has led to at least 60 deaths since July, with 13 others still missing and a total of 268,000 people affected, the United Nations said Monday.Yemen, already grappling with an almost decade-long war, suffers from severe floods on a near-annual basis that are triggered by torrential rainfall, while climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of precipitation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Yemen flood toll climbs to 60, thousands affected: UN