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Al Jazeera

Trauma replaces joy for mothers giving birth during Israel’s war on Gaza

Aya Deeb gave birth to Yara in a Gaza clinic about two months after she was widowed by an Israeli bomb, leaving her alone to take care of their son and her then-unborn child [Sanad/Al Jazeera].

Jabalia, Gaza Strip – In Jabalia, the joy of welcoming a newborn is marred, to say the least.

Marred by the pain of displacement, by mothers having to give birth as fighter jets streak overhead and by the uncertainty of what kind of future these babies will have.

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