Tag: Children
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Gaza children with terminal illness spend their final years under the siege
3rd February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Epidermolysis bullosa is an exotic name for what is, in its most severe form, unusual, painful and fatal disease. It is caused by a deficiency of the protein that binds the two skin layers together, creating friction, blisters and open, slow-healing wounds. These…
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Video: Gaza mother remembers Israeli airstrike that decimated her family a year ago
20th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la López | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On 19th November 2012, shortly before the end of Israel’s “Operation Pillar of Defense” military offensive against the Gaza Strip, an Israeli missile struck the Hijazi family’s house as they watched TV. The father and two his children were killed. Other family members were injured.…
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Gaza boy remembers Israeli drone strike that maimed him and killed his cousin
18th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine An hour before dusk, an armed drones flies low over the rooftops, taking its time, seeking. A few miles away, someone sits, perhaps a young man, perhaps a woman, in front of a screen, secure in a command center. Soon this faceless person…
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“Gaza Book”: Exhibition of photos by Gaza children
18th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Maria del Mar Fernandez | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We attended a photography exhibition last Wednesday in besieged Gaza City. There were many, many pictures, some of which we photographed. I wish were as much of an an artist as the children, between nine and 16 years old, who…
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Tear gas in Hebron school leads to cancellation of classes
27th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine In the Israeli controlled H2 area in the center of Khalil (Hebron) children are used to tear gas canisters being fired after them before going to school. Usually the teaching is delayed for at least half an hour, as many children are…
