Gaza's Children Spend Solemn Eid Amid Death and Displacement

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:21pm on 10 Apr 2024,Wednesday International

Children in Gaza spent a somber Eid al-Fitr amid the devastation of war. Seven-year-old Tala Abu Amr said, "This Eid, we miss happiness...They're all dead." Over 33,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed. 1.7 million, including many kids, fled homes. Food is scarce. At a Rafah cemetery, families visited graves of loved ones. Fedaa Murjan mourned her eight-year-old daughter killed in an airstrike. Some tried making sweets for orphans. "Despite pain and shelling, we love life," said one man. A few children vowed to celebrate, but the holiday remained overshadowed by suffering.

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