Voices of Gaza: Orphaned children starve and grieve on a joyless Eid
Mar 30, 2025 #EidalFitr2025 #EidInGaza #Palestine
Thousands of orphaned children in Gaza face a sorrowful Eid amid ongoing conflict, with many
Mar 30, 2025 #EidalFitr2025 #EidInGaza #Palestine
Thousands of orphaned children in Gaza face a sorrowful Eid amid ongoing conflict, with many grieving lost parents and enduring dire living conditions. Ahmed Khalil, a 10-year-old boy, recounts how Israeli soldiers destroyed his home, killed his family, and left him and his sister starving in a shelter. His grandmother, Rayqa Khalil, explains that the children’s entire family, including a 10-month-old baby, was massacred while they slept in a school shelter. Ahmed, who was shot in the shoulder, now spends his days searching for food and water instead of celebrating Eid as he once did. The siblings, now alone in the world, struggle with grief as they hear other children calling for their parents. Their grandmother, unable to afford new clothes or gifts, watches helplessly as they endure unimaginable suffering. The joyous traditions of Eid have been replaced by loss and hardship for Gaza’s orphaned children.
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