1,000 Words: The dead of Gaza
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A mother's grief is a universal language.
Leila al-Ghandour was 8 months old when she died today from tear gas during protests in Gaza, the family claims.

Relatives of a Leila al-Ghandour, a Palestinian baby of 8 months who according to Gaza's health ministry died of tear gas inhalation during clashes in East Gaza the previous day, hold her at the morgue of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on May 15, 2018 . Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images.
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