'A miracle wrapped in tragedy.'
Ilan Troen’s grandson only survived an ambush by Hamas militants thanks to his parents A couple has died in Israel after they threw themselves in front of a spray of bulleted fired by Hamas militants. In the most sweeping attack on Israeli soil in decades, Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip in Palestine, fired thousands of rockets on Saturday morning.
’ The couple were both killed after sacrificing themselves Professor Ilan Troen, an Israeli scholar, had only recently retired and moved to the Middle Eastern country The Israeli army says it has struck more than 500 targets in the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes ‘We condemn in the strongest way terrorism such as we have seen today perpetrated against innocent civilians,’ the statement added.
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