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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. More than five weeks into Israel’s war against Hamas, some streets are more like graveyards. Officials ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Killing of Hind Rajab Part of the Israel–Hamas war Rajab graduating from senior kindergarten Tel al-Hawa Location within the Gaza Strip Location Tel al-Hawa, Gaza Strip Coordinates 31°30′49″N 34°26′13″E / 31.51361°N 34.43694°E / 31.51361; 34.43694 Date 29 January 2024 ...
Israel began its assault in Gaza after Hamas-led fighters attacked Israeli communities on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
"Gaza has become a graveyard for children." For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which says women and children make up more than half the fatalities but does not distinguish between civilians and fighters. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. A long walk home through the devastation of Gaza
Children and children's rights have long been a focal point of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, dating as early as the 1929 Hebron massacre and the 1948 Deir Yassin massacre, both of which claimed the lives of children, precipitating a long conflict that has often led to the displacement, injury, and death of youths.
Before the war, there were high numbers of children in Gaza that had documented high levels of emotional distress and mental illness, with a study in 2011 found that among Palestinian children PTSD rates were between 23-70%, [29] while a UNICEF study in 2021 found one in three children in Gaza needed care for conflict-related trauma. [30]
Harrowing images have emerged from Israel's deadly offensive in northern Gaza in recent days as officials warn of airstrikes, forced displacement and possible famine.