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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Ruwaida Amer

Remembering Issa al-Souri, a little boy killed when Israel bombed a church

Issa al-Souri by the sea in happier times [Courtest of family]

Gaza Strip – No child likes the sounds of bombing and missiles, their ears cannot bear them. Issa Tariq al-Souri, 13, was the same.

There was a time when he, like the other children of Gaza, had a child’s concerns – finishing his schoolwork and running out to play football or connect with friends. They played, chasing each other around or seated around a videogame console, shouting and cheering.

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