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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip AP 鈥?When Omar Khodari and his family heeded the Israeli militarys warning last week advising them to head from the northern Gaza Strip to the south, they thought they were fleeing to a safer plac stanley website e.They figured they would wait out the airstrikes in the southern town of Khan Younis and go back home when calm returned to Gaza City, Khodaris relatives said.But the explosions followed them like a slow-moving thunderstorm. Khodari watched as dozens of Palestinians like him who followed I stanley termoska sraels warning and abandoned t stanley usa heir homes in search of safety were killed by Israeli airstrikes raining down on residential buildings and United Nations shelters outside the evacuation zone.On Wednesday, Khodari, his wife, four teenage daughters and two sons decided theyd had enough. Khodari, a 47-year-old civil engineer who spent the last 15 years in Dubai, couldnt stand that he was suffering under bombardment at his friends crowded Khan Younis apartment when he could be in his own home 鈥?an airy country villa that he spent the past months designing and decorating.The eight Khodaris returned to Gaza City on Wednesday, relatives said. Hours later there was an airstrike. No one was warned, survivors said. The blast instantly killed Khodari and two of his children, 15-year-old Kareem and 16-year-old Hala. The pain is too great, said Khodaris brother, Ehab, his voice trembling over the phone. I will not be able to speak of this for many days. Khodaris stucco villa, in the we Cpkw Neighbor: NY mom in fight before fatal van plunge
ISLAMABAD AP 鈥?A senior government official says a former Pakistani spy who helped the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan has died of a heart attack nearly a year after being kidnapped by militants.Tariq Hayat, the top official in Pakistans northwest tribal region where Sultan Amir Tarar was kidnapped last March, said Monday t kubki stanley hat authorities havent seen the body but have received confirmation of his death.Hayat says militants are asking for more than $200,000 to return Tarars body.Tarar 鈥?known as Col. Imam 鈥?worked for Pakistans powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency and cultivated close ties with the Taliban.His kidnapping reflects the complexity of Pakistans tribal areas, where militants with alleged government ties and those fighting the state often coexist.@media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .close-btn width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;/* light green buttons used for news-letter subscribe buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .news stanley cup usa letter-subscribe-btn background-color: 36E15E; border-color: 36E15E; color: 000;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn:hover, .newsletter-subscribe-btn:hover background-color: 2bab49;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscrib stanley water bottle e-btn.btn-arrow:after, .newsletter-subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:a |