MP calls out lack of bomb shelters in Arab-Israeli communities
'The state, unfortunately, still distinguishes between blood and blood,' Odeh lamented on X, after touring the city of 37,000 predominantly Arab residents.
A house there was destroyed by a missile launched by Iran overnight in response to Israel's unprecedented attacks on the Islamic republic's military and nuclear sites. 'Four civilians were killed yesterday: Manar al-Qassem Abu al-Hija Khatib (39), her two daughters Hala (13) and Shada (20), and their relative Manar Diab Khatib (41),' Odeh said, adding that 'dozens more' were wounded.
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