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Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe

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02.07.2025

Once a bustling seafront spot where young people could hope for a rare respite from war, Gaza City's al-Baqa cafe lay in ruins after an Israeli strike killed 24 people including a journalist and an artist.

Blood stains dotted the debris-strewn floor in the aftermath of the strike on Monday, AFP footage showed. Upturned plastic chairs lay alongside wooden planks blown apart in the blast, as tattered fabric gently blew in the sea breeze.

The strike triggered a fresh outpouring of grief in the Palestinian territory already devastated by more than 20 months of war, with social media flooded with posts paying tribute to the dead.

"Gaza lost a rare talent. The world lost beauty and hope," wrote two friends of the artist Amina al-Salmi, nicknamed Frans, in an Instagram post after the young woman's death in the cafe.

"The occupation killed her, but it will never erase her voice," they added. One of the........

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