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Palestinians start aid campaign for Syrian refugees

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel have raised $10 million in less than a month to build homes for Syrian refugees, according to activists behind the campaign.

"The idea was to collect 100 heaters for 100 houses. Then we found out that people are helping and we have lots of stuff," said Ibrahim Khalil, 33, a social activist from the city of Nazareth in northern Israel.

For the past six years, Palestinians have been donating food and other essentials to Syrian refugees in the Idlib region bordering Turkey through a non-profit group called Merciful Souls.

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