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Muhammad al-Durrah: The image that shocked the world

Name: Muhammad al-Durrah: The image that shocked the world
Uploaded: 2020-09-30T16:50:24+0100
Description: Twenty years ago today, 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah was killed by Israeli gunfire as his father tried to shield him from bullets. The footage was broadcast around the world and became the defining image of the Second Intifada

Aaya Al-Shamahi

Published date: 30 September 2020 17:01 BST | Last update: 3 years 6 months ago

Twenty years ago today, 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah was killed by Israeli gunfire as his father tried to shield him from bullets. The footage was broadcast around the world and became the defining image of the Second Intifada

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