Australian student injured in West Bank says life ‘flipped upside down’ as Palestinian community demands answers
by Mostafa Rachwani and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6SFGY)
Ranem Abu Izneid, injured by shrapnel in Israeli-occupied Abu Dis, says there is no hope for me to regain my vision'
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An Australian dentistry student has lost her vision after being struck by shrapnel in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sparking outrage in the Australian Palestinian community.
Ranem Abu Izneid, 20, was studying in her room on 15 November at Al Quds University in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, when she heard bombs and soldiers shouting.
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