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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha

Gaza’s lost generation: children forced into hard labour to avoid starvation

This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent Arabia

On a pavement beside a crowded shelter in the centre of the Gaza Strip, 11-year-old Aws sways from side to side. Under a scorching sun, he tries to balance two gallons of drinking water, each weighing around 15 kilograms which is half his body weight.

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