Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25082342

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Story by Rasha Abou Jalal
Jan 22, 2025

“For the children of Gaza, the carnage is unprecedented in recent history. Over 14,500 children have been killed since October 2023, according to the health ministry. Of the 1.9 million people — 9 out of 10 residents in Gaza — who have been internally displaced, half of them are children, according to UNICEF. Many of the children who survived, belong to a new generation of Palestinian orphans.”