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Nasser

American  
[nah-ser, nas-er] / ˈnɑ sər, ˈnæs ər /

noun

  1. Gamal Abdel 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.

  2. Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. About 300 miles (500 km) long; 6 miles (10 km) wide.


Nasser British  
/ ˈnæsə, ˈnɑːsə /

noun

  1. Gamal Abdel (ɡəˈmɑːl ˈæbdɛl). 1918–70, Egyptian soldier and statesman; president of Egypt (1956–70). He was one of the leaders of the coup that deposed King Farouk (1952) and became premier (1954). His nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956) led to an international crisis, and during his presidency Egypt was twice defeated by Israel (1956; 1967)

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The bus rumbled its way through the moonscape Gaza had become, arriving at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, where people assembled to meet their loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times

But The Wall Street Journal spoke to two men who said they were detained and interrogated by Hamas at Nasser hospital in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dozens of relatives and mourners gathered at Nasser Hospital, where the bodies of some of those killed were laid out in white shrouds.

From Barron's

Palestinians reunite with their loved ones as they arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing.

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Hundreds of red-eyed and exhausted people, including many journalists, crowded into the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza on Thursday to pay tribute to three fallen colleagues.

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