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Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least Three Palestinians in Gaza

HeadlineSep 21, 2026

In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed at least three Palestinians on Saturday. One strike near Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza killed Basir al-Bursh, the son of Munir al-Bursh, who is the director-general of Gaza’s Health Ministry. This is Munir al-Bursh speaking at his son’s funeral.

Munir al-Bursh: “I was with him in the tent, and he said, 'Dad, they will target us, you and me together.' I said, 'That is fine. We will go to heaven together.' He said, 'Dad, they will target me, and I don't want us both to get martyred.’ I said, 'So be it. We will go to heaven.' He went outside the tent, and they struck him. He was martyred. May God have mercy on him.”

Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an ​Israeli man, while Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist who the military said was attempting to run them over.

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