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The University of Waterloo in Ontario has announced twin sisters who were set to enter a PhD program were killed this month in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. The 26-year-olds were accepted to the school’s Global Student Relief Initiative, which supports students from conflict zones. CBC K-W’s Karis Mapp visited the university to speak with individuals involved with the fellowship program and get reaction to the news.
The University of Waterloo community is mourning after Palestinian twin sisters accepted into a PhD program at the southern Ontario school were killed this month in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The family of Sally and Dalia Ghazi Ibaid says the 26-year-olds had hopes of “an end to their and our suffering” and “realizing their dreams” after getting accepted into the Global Student Relief Initiative, which supports students from conflict zones, on Oct. 28.
“The focus now is on Gaza and the West …
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