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February 9, 2024

Palestinian American Brothers Detained by Israel After Raid on Gaza Home
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The family of two Palestinian American brothers say the pair, their
Canadian father and three other relatives have been detained after an
Israeli raid on their home in Gaza. The brothers, Borak and Hashem
Alagha, are aged 18 and 20. National Security Council spokesperson John
Kirby says the U.S. will talk to Israel about the detention of the
brothers, as well as Samaher Esmail, a Palestinian American woman from
Louisiana who was forcibly taken by Israeli soldiers in the occupied
West Bank earlier this week.

Meanwhile, in the United States, Texas police say the Sunday stabbing in
Austin of 23-year-old Palestinian American Zacharia Doar was a hate
crime.