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In pictures: Gaza’s children left reeling following Israeli attacks
12 October 2023 13:50 BST
Children in Gaza have been some of the most affected by Israel’s bombardment.
Around 60 percent of those killed in the attacks are children and women.
Entire neighbourhoods have been wiped out, while hospitals are nearing total collapse due to Israel stopping all fuel, food, water and electricity supplies to the besieged enclave.
According to Doctor’s Without Borders’ deputy coordinator in Gaza, Ayman al-Djaroucha, all of the patients received at their clinic in Gaza City were children aged between 10 and 14.
In Deir al-Balah, a residential part of Gaza, entire families have been wiped out in the overnight bombardment, with the majority of the casualties being children.
