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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harriet Sherwood

Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing

Palestinian children taking refuge in a UNRWA school cry after an Israeli airstrike hits a house across the road.
Palestinian children taking refuge in a UNRWA school cry after an Israeli airstrike hits a house across the road. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu/Getty Images

Children in Gaza are developing severe trauma symptoms alongside the risk of death and injury, according to a Palestinian psychiatrist.

On Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said 1,750 children had been killed in the 16 days of bombardment by Israeli forces since Hamas’s murderous onslaught on 7 October. That is an average of almost 110 children a day. Thousands more have been injured.

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