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Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds broke through the fences around the aid distribution site as gunfire was heard in the distance, The Guardian reported.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 May 2025
In one video, a crowd could be seen running away as several short bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance.
—Justin Porter, New York Times, 28 May 2025
But a side path leads into the trees where the forest opens to amazing views of the city and the Andes in the distance.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 May 2025
On my final evening after the game drive, a flute whines and drums thump in the distance.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 May 2025
In one video, a crowd could be seen running away as several short bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance.
—Justin Porter, New York Times, 28 May 2025
But a side path leads into the trees where the forest opens to amazing views of the city and the Andes in the distance.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 May 2025
On my final evening after the game drive, a flute whines and drums thump in the distance.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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