Before today's lull came into effect, sounds of heavy gunfire and thick plumes of smoke engulfed the Zeitoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.

在今天的间歇到来之前，重型武器的声音和浓重的烟雾吞没了泽图恩附近，加沙城东部。

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Dr. Hassanein of the Ministry of Health reports more cases of "bodies cut to pieces" after attacks on Gaza City's Palestine Square, Tuffah, Zeitoun and Old City neighborhoods.

卫生部Hassanein医生报道说，对加沙城巴勒斯坦广场、Tuffah Zeitoun和老城区的袭击使得死亡人数更多了。

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During Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun spent five heroic days and nights in his canoe distributing supplies to besieged residents and rescuing those he could.

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This year's recipients also included, Abdul Rahman Zeitoun, a New Orleans resident who became the subject of a book by American author Dave Eggers.

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Kathy took the first one, from a client across town, while Zeitoun shuffled into the shower.

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Witnesses told the U.N. they had been calling for ambulances to collect dead and wounded people in the Zeitoun buildings, she said.

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Though this kind of possibility presented itself every August and didn't raise eyebrows for most, Kathy and Zeitoun's more cautious clients and friends often made preparations.

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