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Israeli Soldiers Sicced a Dog on a Gazan Man with Down Syndrome

HeadlineJul 18, 2024

Among those killed in Gaza was Muhammed Bhar, a 24-year-old man from Gaza City. Bhar’s mother says her son, who had Down syndrome, was separated from his family and mauled by a combat dog that Israeli soldiers unleashed on Bahr as he cried out “Khalas ya habibi,” meaning “Enough, my dear.” Muhammed Bhar’s mother says he was nonverbal and these were the only words his family had ever heard him speak. He was left to die and his family found his body after they were able to return home a week later.

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