Palestinians waiting to buy bread from a distribution point amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters
THE circumstances seemed shady.
The man on the phone said he worked for a humanitarian organisation that could arrange to fly Ahmed Shehada and his family out of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip if he paid US$1,600 per person to a crypto account. He demanded the money upfront.
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