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From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning with the roundup of today's top stories.

It's Monday, August 4th.

A 12-year-old girl from Gaza is in Seattle today, where doctors will treat her for malnutrition and injuries.

Here was the crowd welcoming young

Seba to C-Tac Airport last night.

Seba has both legs amputated and uses a wheelchair and flashed a smile as people greeted her with

cheers and welcoming signs. She is one of 11 Palestinian children being evacuated to the U.S.

by the nonprofit group, Heal Palestine. They're being treated for things like shrapnel wounds,

burns, and chronic conditions. Aid workers say Gaza's devastated

health care system can no longer handle the children's medical needs. In immigration news,

some asylum seekers in Washington are raising the alarm on a state program meant to help keep them housed.

They warn state officials that the situation could lead to homeless immigrant encampments

similar to a year ago. Gustavo Segreiro has more.

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