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Al Jazeera
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Maram Humaid

80% of Gaza children suffer depression after 15 years of blockade

Children living in Gaza have had to survive several wars, and have few opportunities [File: John Minchillo/AP Photo]

Gaza City – Four out of five children in the Gaza Strip suffer from depression, sadness and fear caused by fifteen years of the Israeli blockade on the territory, a report published by Save the Children has found.

The report, entitled “Trapped”, interviewed 488 children and 168 parents and caregivers in the Gaza Strip, following up on similar research that was conducted by the organisation in 2018.

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