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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar

For some Gaza children, another round of violence reopens trauma

Palestinian children react, as another round of violence intensifies mental health crisis for Gaza children, in Gaza City August 7, 2022. According to Geneva-based human rights nonprofit Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 91% of children in Gaza suffer from some form of conflict-related trauma. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

When Israeli missiles started landing in Gaza in early August, shattering glass and collapsing buildings, Jouman Abdu put on headphones, covered her eyes with a blindfold and stretched on the couch.

    The 8-year-old Palestinian girl said she came up with this ritual to escape the bang of the blasts, the second round of steady violence she had experienced in 15 months.

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