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The first strike hit just past midnight, and the second one soon after, said Mr. al-Masri, an accountant who was sheltering with his family in a tent in a large encampment in Rafah.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
After the first strike, survivors clamored into another car in the convoy, which was then hit by a missile.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
And while these are not the first strikes on Iran-adjacent targets that the administration has launched since Tehran inaugurated a campaign of region-wide terrorism following the 10/7 massacre, these are the largest in scope.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
The first strike began on October 4 and ended on October 7 after an employment contract for 75,000 Kaiser workers expired without a new agreement.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
Those workers were hired after the Austin worker’s first strike last year over returning to the office, says Benedict.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
Welcome to the Eagle home of Dario and Cheryl Bell — a pleasant, easygoing couple who may at first strike you as just regular neighborly folks.
—Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The first strike on Tuesday also hit a gas pipeline and a school.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Soviet archives reveal that, during the Cold War, Kremlin officials knew full well that U.S. missile-defense capabilities could not serve as a tool to facilitate a nuclear first strike — allowing the U.S. to attack Soviet nuclear forces while threatening to neutralize a retaliatory strike.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
After the first strike, survivors clamored into another car in the convoy, which was then hit by a missile.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
And while these are not the first strikes on Iran-adjacent targets that the administration has launched since Tehran inaugurated a campaign of region-wide terrorism following the 10/7 massacre, these are the largest in scope.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
The first strike began on October 4 and ended on October 7 after an employment contract for 75,000 Kaiser workers expired without a new agreement.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
Those workers were hired after the Austin worker’s first strike last year over returning to the office, says Benedict.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
Welcome to the Eagle home of Dario and Cheryl Bell — a pleasant, easygoing couple who may at first strike you as just regular neighborly folks.
—Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The first strike on Tuesday also hit a gas pipeline and a school.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Soviet archives reveal that, during the Cold War, Kremlin officials knew full well that U.S. missile-defense capabilities could not serve as a tool to facilitate a nuclear first strike — allowing the U.S. to attack Soviet nuclear forces while threatening to neutralize a retaliatory strike.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
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