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Israeli forces struck that same stairwell minutes later again, killing medics, first responders and four more journalists working for international media, including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
After victims were taken inside the hospital, photos taken by an employee of the Gaza Ministry of Health show blood staining multiple floors of the stairwell.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
So fans packed onto stairwells, gangways and open areas, searching for a glimpse of the action.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Video shot from across the street by pan-Arab channel Al Ghad showed people climbing the stairwell just after the first strike, past walls with chunks shorn off -- followed by the boom of the second strike, a huge plume of smoke and a heap of wreckage.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
After victims were taken inside the hospital, photos taken by an employee of the Gaza Ministry of Health show blood staining multiple floors of the stairwell.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
So fans packed onto stairwells, gangways and open areas, searching for a glimpse of the action.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Video shot from across the street by pan-Arab channel Al Ghad showed people climbing the stairwell just after the first strike, past walls with chunks shorn off -- followed by the boom of the second strike, a huge plume of smoke and a heap of wreckage.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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