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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger

Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds

Children in Gaza waiting for food
‘This report lays bare that Gaza is one of the most horrifying places in the world to be a child,’ said Helen Pattinson, chief executive of War Child UK, which sponsored the assessment. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A new study of children living through the war in Gaza has found that 96% of them feel that their death is imminent and almost half want to die as a result of the trauma they have been through.

A needs assessment, carried out by a Gaza-based NGO sponsored by the War Child Alliance charity, also found that 92% of the children in the survey were “not accepting of reality”, 79% suffer from nightmares and 73% exhibit symptoms of aggression.

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