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Durban doctor unable to contact Gaza friend

‘EXTREMELY TERRIFIED’

A PALESTINIAN doctor has gone missing days after he first spoke to the Independent on Saturday about the situation in Gaza and the Israeli Defence Force launched attacks on Rafah where he and his family had fled in search of safety.

The plight of Dr Mahmoud Abujundi was raised by Durban colleague Dr Seshni Reddy, who started a crowdfunding initiative to help get him and his

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