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Not even now, more than 10 hours later, as the clock strikes three in the morning and he paces the sterile corridors of the hospital where their bodies lie, refusing to sit, refusing to accept.

After years of nonstop dread about her eventual exam, Bonfiglio found that collecting a sample at home in the comfort of her bed, rather than lying across a sterile exam table, made all the difference.

We come out of the womb sterile, but this doesn't last for long.

“It feels artificial and sterile, with a kind of a theme-park vibe to it. It doesn’t feel quite real.”

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Tuesday plans to relocate Gaza's entire population to a "sterile zone" in the south of the territory while Israeli troops continue fighting Hamas elsewhere.