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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Malak A Tantesh in Gaza, Aseel Mousa in London

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes

Palestinian girl aged 11
Yaqeen Hammad: ‘I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war.’ Photograph: @yaqeen hmad

Her life was one of war but Yaqeen Hammad somehow found a reason to smile. The 11-year-old was Gaza’s youngest influencer, whose bright smile reached tens of thousands, including other children, while she offered practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.

In one social media post, Yaqeen wrote: “I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war.”

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