In Gaza’s battlescape, a race to save a single child
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Gaza’s battlescape, a race to save a single child

Live Mint  

In the early morning of Dec. 7, a blast shook the room where Mohammed Shaheen slept beside his parents and younger siblings in central Gaza, startling the nine-year-old and his family awake. Before Hamas triggered the war by leading an attack on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 Israelis, including many children, Mohammed lived in an apartment in the Tel el-Hawa area of Gaza City with his parents, his 8-year-old sister and his 4-year-old brother. On Dec. 5, Mohammed’s father, Hussam, an architectural engineer, messaged his brother Hussein Shaheen in Denmark asking for help. “She kept asking me why they were trying to bomb her doll," said Arvind Das, the team leader in Gaza for the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based nonprofit.

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‘He was nameless’: Orphaned children lose family, identity in Gaza
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘He was nameless’: Orphaned children lose family, identity in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

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A devastating new term has emerged in Gaza's hospitals: Wounded Child, No Surviving Family
1 year, 1 month ago

A devastating new term has emerged in Gaza's hospitals: Wounded Child, No Surviving Family

ABC  

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