How I survive: a 7-year-old’s life in Gaza

Seven-year-old Lina and her family are sleeping on the floor of a tent outside al-Aqsa hospital, in central Gaza.
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They were forced to flee their home in Jabaliya in the north of the Gaza Strip when the war between Hamas and Israel broke out after Hamas' murder of 1,200 people in southern Israel. Now displaced, Lina and her siblings spend their time searching for food to buy, queueing for water and playing games. The Guardian spent one day on the 9 November with Lina to see how children are surviving in Gaza. She told film-maker Majdi Fathi how she wishes she could sleep comfortably at night, without the sound of rockets and ambulances.
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[@julianmartin7502]

I'm South American and will never forget the horrors and rampant criminality and brutality of the state of Israel supported by the imperial powers. If any Palestinian reads this, I want you to know that the oppressed people of this planet and millions of people around the world support you, stand with you and want to see a free Palestine. We will never forget or forgive what is been done to Palestinians for so long. Palestinians have a right to defend themselves

[@benjizollman6626]

Don’t say for MILLIONS - say for yourself. *EVERYONE WHO KNOWS THE TRUE STORY OF PALESTINE SUPPORTS ISRAEL AND ITS PEOPLE IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST WORLD TERRORISM WHICH COMES FROM GAZA*

[@lxy315lxy]

Which country are you from? Bolivia just cut ties with Israel and Colombia is planning to do the same

[@amethyst4990]

She is in this situation becaise of Hamas

[@sabrinalastname9719]

She is in this situation because of the Israeli occupation

[@user-mp4cn7or3z]

Kudos to Latin America ❤

[@hamzadz4396]

No matter how tough one is, you can't watch the suffering of Palestinians and how kids are killed, imprisoned and tortured without shedding tears.

[@kerrydevlin]

problem is,plenty people can. It's scary how heartless some people can be.

[@devinpledger2251]

DIdnt phase me

[@hughmungeous4639]

I can. The Palestinians brought it onto themselves. 75% suppports Hamas and the 7th october attacks. So, no pity.

[@Bananabear20]

Except it’s Hamas who is responsible for this all. The horrid condition of their people and their blood is on their hands

[@Gotham424]

​@@Bananabear20their condition is same since the creation of Israel

[@theskeeboo]

I can't believe that little soul is 7. She carries herself like she's twice that. Clearly the result of everything she's been through. 😢

[@justynmatlock8873]

Being used as a human sheild sucks I imagine.

[@liyentan112]

And she doesn't have to. No 7 year old should have to carry themselves like this.

[@hasinarian6711]

@@justynmatlock8873 Exactly! IOF should STOP using her as a human shield now!

[@justynmatlock8873]

@@hasinarian6711 They cannot stop using her as a human shield for reasons you will understand if you're read 'Alice in Wonderland', (ref: the Mad Hatter's tea party, "more tea ?")

[@stanleywang7367]

Kids who have to act tough like this at a young age carry the deepest traumas

[@orchidhealth2097]

I hope this little angel is still alive and well.

[@anniehoney03]

inshallah

[@melissa-qh3gn]

​@@anniehoney03 ان شاء الله you mean ❤

[@muhammadarmaghan9360]

Ameen.

[@barryirlandi4217]

Recognising the humanity of the Palestinians is the first step.. Sadly a step many haven't yet taken

[@rgrg5442]

Recognizing that Hamas is responsible for this is the first step

[@lovelytalk7941]

@@rgrg5442 than you for giving a vivid example of what @barryirland4217 was talking about...

[@hemafalcon629]

​@@rgrg5442this was created long before hamas exist

[@aaraviii]

​@@rgrg5442hamas doesn't exist in west bank. Then why the inhumane treatment of Palestinian and the occupation there continues?

[@sting1968]

@joeysinde1340 said the barbarian liars

[@mimi1o8]

I didn’t want to start my day crying, but every time I see what has been than to the Palestinians, I can’t avoid it. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@HistoryUnearthed_]

i too

[@triola3983]

"palestine" does not exist

[@BeHumanWithOutBorders]

Me too

[@rgrg5442]

From Hamas that brought it

[@Eunice-xy5xk]

LA culpa la tiene "☠️los lideres de hamás☠️" han causado tanto dolor , sufrimiento y muertes , como a 🇮🇱 y a 🇪🇭🙏🙏🙏

[@jennishowsyou]

The courage of this girl to comfort her grandmother and continue the making of the flat bread touched me to tears.

[@bowie5434]

Can’t tell you how many tears I cried when the women said “when we get back home I’ll buy the best vanity mirror” imagine having to hold it together and be so strong for your babies knowing even if they survive they may never go back to their home

[@Mimibldr]

When the grandmother cried, I cried so much thinking that her entire life had been to suffer like this over and over and over since she was born, without the world doing anything to rescue her. She never experienced safety.

[@murk959]

Omg this is so true

[@jamivibes4395]

I really cried when she started crying😢❤

[@moshedayan2810]

​@@jamivibes4395yes people grieving is the most terrible thing on earth

[@audriiiiroberts3030]

Same here..

[@samu6874]

It is just not true that nobody tried to help. Germany alone send 179 Million Euro to palestinians in 2023. 1.5 Billion in the last decade.

[@OneCash]

I'm a 33 year old man and she's so much stronger than I'll ever be. I just can't.

[@ydmq]

I'm 17 (taking days from 17 but whatever) and at this part (6:37) I made an empathy and now I'm actually rethinking my life. It reminds me when me, my family and my relatives were sleeping in a village together after the February 6th earthquakes that happened here in Turkey 😔

[@funnymomentsent.5131]

I’m 21 & thinking the same thing!

[@Cation_bibliophile]

⁠@@ydmqthat was heartbreaking, as a Lebanese I remember waking up that day at the middle of the night as a cause of the earthquake and checking the news with my family. Nobody was harmed here, but people in Turkey got it so bad. It was devastating. But that wasn’t something we can stop from occurring. However, when it comes to Israel, it is stoppable

[@ydmq]

@@Cation_bibliophile Well I'm glad you guys didn't feel it terribly like we did here.

[@Doreenc.98]

You can’t?!?! Stop Hamas from destroying these ppl!!! You people think you are brave by sitting in you cushy living room and saying wow she’s stronger then me! Dude! Fight the real problem!!! The Palestinians brought this on themselves when they voted Hamas as their leaders! They let this happen!

[@SprucedandGussied]

Guardian, can you please update us on this little girl Lina and her family? Havent been able to get her out of my head since I watched this feature, no child should ever have to go through this. Her little face is wrought with pain and sadness and those under eye dark circles show the stress she is dealing with. Despite this she still finds ways to comfort her grandmother and we see smiles peek out from here in there. Thank you for sharing her story. I pray and hope that she and her family survive the horror they are living.

[@ujwolshrestha8143]

☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️ Children of war Pushed out of their comfort zone Having to witness death and destruction They have to show strength, serenity and maturity beyond their age. Robbed of their normal childhood. A travesty.

[@mayatakeda]

Despite the horrible conditions, I can understand why the kids still looks clean and tidy. Palestinian people are hygienic. The children are well mannered. "Thank you Dad" for just pouring water for her to clean her face. My prayers to all Palestinian. You`ll be free and regain back your land.

[@Lulu-ye4bw]

Remember this is 'a movie'. They were told what to do and what to say.

[@mayatakeda]

@@Lulu-ye4bw What do you mean it's a movie? Few days ago patients at a Gaza hospital we being bulldozed ..are you saying that is also a movie

[@patrickesteban9581]

Bless and protect the children of Palestine🙏🏼 🕊️🇵🇸🕊️

[@s.o.6544]

Ameen

[@paulpablo7810]

who is to Blame for this child misery HAMAS

[@henyosdilly8999]

​@@paulpablo7810You've just missed out 75 years of ethnic cleansing, Occupation & Apartheid.

[@pramodmankar8425]

World should save Palestine from humanity

[@triola3983]

"palestine" does not exist

[@BigFadZ]

when the girl asked her dad what will we do when we go back home and he said go to the park and she glanced into the distance and she had a moment of happiness. It broke my heart. She isn't asking for much other than to be a child and play. This is heartbreaking. ✌️🇵🇸💕

[@user-xf9yd3jh4o]

實在.太悽慘.這種事.都發生.在中東.歐洲.沒看過.只要是石油.惹的禍.巴馬斯.及阿拉人.自已.不團結.又不看重.武器.重要.自己保護.自已.生命財產安全.腦子.不清醒

[@copwatchImperial]

Her father giving her that hope…❤🇵🇸

[@BigFadZ]

@@copwatchImperial 💕💕

[@davidmarinace5843]

As a father, I can’t imagine the heartbreak he must feel knowing he’s lying to her.

[@ClaraPNAraujo]

No Child anywhere in the world should ever go through this 💔

[@r23353]

did u say that on october 7th

[@shesadhdifferent]

I'm in awe at how the Palestinians find the strength to reminisce on their past lives that they will never get back, while instilling any hope they can in their children for a safe future full of everyday moments of joy, like the father saying he'll take his little girl to the park to play with everyone.

[@IRELAND_MY_LOVE]

The child has more wisdom than many adults.

[@akhiahmadxisco1959]

Greeting deep

[@niamcd6604]

Surviving abuse is NOT wisdom.

[@r23353]

including you

[@zeenz111]

Palestanian children are like that

[@glynisansara]

Children, sadly, shouldn’t have wisdom, they should have a childhood.

[@junferrao4603]

The children are like pure angels in gaza and pretty ...they do not deserve any harm...may lord protect yhem😢

[@hazmimosafeer286]

Aameen

[@Angela-kc5ui]

They are particularly beautiful. Maybe their neighbours are jealous

[@minac1590]

@@Angela-kc5ui uhh okay...all children are beautiful. Saying that are particularly beautiful is just weird.

[@justynmatlock8873]

ANY "inoccence" they may have had is long gone, destroyed by their own people.

[@QashMaz]

​@@justynmatlock8873 no. Destroyed by the illegal occupiers and settlers. Get your facts right

[@zalinasalpagarova6041]

we will never forget this

[@krokettenpanzer8030]

so nothing changed...

[@rainlanae5739]

I can't stop tearing up, my heart breaks for the innocents. Children are so sensitive and vulnerable, they especially should NEVER be exposed to such ruthless brutality. They must be protected and cared for no matter what, otherwise they will grow up to be mentally emotionally and most probably physically damaged, that is if they survive this unjust atrocity. My mind can't even comprehend the number of those killed. And it keeps rising every hour💔

[@SofieDiamonds]

What a sweet little girl, I pray that she lives a long and healthy life

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Remember Shani Luk 😢 Remember innocent 1400 victims of palestinian hamas terrorists.

[@nishie.e]

⁠​⁠@@user-ki4vh3xj1u What about the over 18,600 Palestinians killed in Gaza. Obviously what happened to those innocent people on October 7th is egregious and a tragedy but why can’t you have any empathy for a little girl and her families suffering?

[@goat.cheese_]

@@nishie.e I agree with you, but can you at least admit that the Hamas do play , a huge role in the suffering? It’s the evil governments of both countries and the citizens are caught in the middle. We should never blamed the Israeli citizens same as Palestinian

[@nishie.e]

@@goat.cheese_ Hamas are definitely doing the wrong thing but this is not the place to compare who has it worse. It’s quite frankly unacceptable to undermine someone wishing a little girl well just because she’s Palestinian. I do believe that civilians on both sides deserve respect but that’s not what @user-ki4vh3xj1u cares about apparently.

[@ryan.aep.]

@@user-ki4vh3xj1u stop being one sided

[@nazimbahrin3638]

Bless the children of Gaza

[@arielshpitzer]

WITH EUROPEAN PASSPORTS....

[@JORDONDAVE]

And this senseless war was the result of what happened on Oct 7

[@nazimbahrin3638]

@@JORDONDAVE Keep telling yourself that, anyone with an ounce of critical thinking can see who's the occupying oppressor. Even without the current event many Gazan children still live like her.

[@user-ij4nz1tf3e]

Bless the children of Israel!! Especially those who were murdered and slaughtered

[@eshalaby5235]

@@JORDONDAVE Hasbara. Stop bothering us.

[@ansaaa]

This video is from 5 months ago. I pray her and her family is still here 😢

[@camilobmxtravel]

To the people who made this video: your work is making impact, it is getting in our hearts and we will always help you whenever we can.

[@F_Dot_]

My daughter is also 7 years old but hasn't seen the horrors that this brave little girl has. How can I believe that an unrecognised nation living in an open air prison camp with limited access to basic supplies isn't the victim.

[@elentiyafae]

this exactly

[@zultana2078]

😢😢 victory to Palestine 🇵🇸❤❤❤

[@BirdWhisperer46]

Quit believing that drivel. They can leave, they have two legs, you put one foot in front of the other and you go.

[@abcdefg2120]

If Gaza looks like a prison to you, you may want to reconsider breeding.

[@JohnFelinn]

Is she still alive? or did they "clean.." her too?

[@naomixx177]

The mum crying and her daughter handing her tissue trying to comfort her mother. My heart breaks for the Palestinian people. You’re the best of us. You’re a beacon of hope, a shining bright light and your lives are worth living. Your resistance against oppression without help from the world, really puts us all to shame. You have inspired us all to stand up and make our voices heard. We will not sit idle, we will not wait for criminals in charge to make any difference. We are taking it in our hands and we will continue to stand up for Palestine. Thank you Guardian for publishing this insightful video.

[@deeboo8386]

Stand up for Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Ellen-ov9yc]

That was Grandma not mother. Many families without a mother. Many mothers without a family.

[@saamiaharoon2098]

Heartbreaking!

[@fallenangel8785]

Grandma not mother

[@jackiebilder9523]

You don’t speak for everyone. Just for the extremists

[@SpreadIslam1543]

She is such a patience girl who helps her grandma so much she is so grateful compared to most of us here I hope she is still fine

[@user-to2ki3xg3c]

"When we get back home.." Oh i pray for Lina's family safety.

[@ahasanhs]

Thank you The Guardian for showing this harsh reality. When she said she sees children with torn apart bodies it felt so hard. Still world leaders can't oppose the oppression of Israel seeing this!!!

[@JORDONDAVE]

In fairness "The Guardian" should also showcase the massacre that happened on Oct 7 that ignited this war in the first place

[@zulfizulfiqar9377]

UK laid the roots of this conflict 75 years ago by giving Palestinian lands to Israel and USA blindly supporting an oppressive and apartheid state of Israel .Shame on 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@ahasanhs]

@@JORDONDAVE In fairness The Guardian should also show several decades of oppression,aggression of an apartheid state, massacre of civilians, making millions of people refugee in their own motherland which led to 7 oct attack.

[@rm-sh]

@@JORDONDAVEexactly..it should show how israeli force attacked their own civilians on oct 7. It has been in israeli news. So the guardian too should show how IDF murdered their own civilians and blamed it on hamas. And also how they blamed hamas for murdering children when in fact the said children were alive. It should also show many more of such false accusations done by IDF

[@zubia3634]

@@JORDONDAVE yes you are right the world should see that how the IDF used the so called "HANNIBAL DIRECTIVE". They opened fired with helicopters and tanks shooting most of their own civilians dead

[@annerichmond6223]

Grandma crying, I cried too, such a beautiful people ❤🇯🇴

[@ajm3821]

Where is the mom? We saw the grandma and the dad. Beyond words. Beyond heartbreaking.

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Do you not feel sorry for the Israeli children whom Hamas is holding hostage?

[@A_Girl_From_No_Where]

They are safe and the kids who are from Israel are very happy when they were in Hama's Shelter

[@justynmatlock8873]

They are not a 'people' at all.

[@Death.To.isreal]

​@@justynmatlock8873you're not a human too by your logic

[@christopherfranklin3050]

No words to express my grief for these people and especially the children

[@manwar1238]

Hats off to the Guardian for making and sharing this video. Truly amazing little girl ❤ Free Palestine!

[@revolutionaryliberation9250]

Heartbreaking 😢. As A Parent, How Can Anyone Be OK With What Is Happening To The Children Of This Conflict!?

[@garethfitzpatrick3932]

Ask Sunak, Starmer and Biden

[@carinapereira3655]

😢💔

[@onalos1271]

Our governments are greedy, corrupt, immoral institutions.

[@gayahuller533]

its only but only hamass fault. read about hamas and its civilians to understand better

[@carinapereira3655]

@gayahuller533 sorry but this is not only Hamas fault, Hamas is supposed to be a terrorist group and Israel is supposed to be a democratic country, so Israel should respect international law and human rights. Israel not respecting that is being so terrible as Hamas.

[@jchur7128]

Thanks to this family for sharing their day with us. Bless and protect the people of Palestine. ❤❤❤

[@JobVanDam]

You do realize everything they put out is overseen by Hamas. There is no free press there, you aren't allowed to walk around freely if you are press.

[@mariafarooq6879]

​@@JobVanDam😂😂😂

[@thesincitymama]

Yes, most of my tears were for the grandmother and the father. They put on strong faces and tell tales of how things will be when they go back… because they must tell such tales. But nobody can be strong all the time, in such a desperate situation

[@kira777gold]

Just because Israel has the right to defend itself does not mean that we remain silent about the exposure of an entire peaceful people, including children, to bombing, intimidation, and killing

[@ydvoch83]

The little girl giving strength to her grandma 😢

[@ThePattiw]

this little one may not even be alive anymore.💔

[@rozb554]

It's clear that when this video was shot the family - even the dad and grandma - probably didn't realise how much worse things would get and that they'll probably be homeless for the long haul. 😳

[@lanagustafson1700]

This shows how incredibly strong children are. It’s absolutely inhumane how they are being forced to live 😢

[@Isabella_kh]

Palestinians have been suffering for 75 years. Where has everyone’s humanity been? Would love to see more videos like these.

[@JORDONDAVE]

More suffering was the result of Hamas belief to continued attacks on Israel

[@Kartanedi]

Türkiye de katil işgalci israile boykot başlattık lütfen sizde katılın

[@ibunyn]

@@JORDONDAVE You mean: Israel trying to obliterate and shred palestine?

[@eshalaby5235]

@@JORDONDAVE Hasbara. Stop bothering us.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Don't you Love Biden's policies ? Americans have been suffering since December 7th, 1941... Billions looted from Americans every week by the D.C. embezzling crooks and politicians passing out weapons and cash to every war lord on the planet.

[@tileux]

As an Australian I want to apologise for my country's refusal to do the right thing and stand by Palestinians. And I want any Palestinian reading this to know that I will NEVER vote for any person who is a member of the major political parties here who have supported Israel and the US on this. It is not much, I know, but it is all I can do from this distance.

[@ABDULLAHALMARRI-tn2we]

This made me cry so much

[@mohammedshafi9124]

They came to my land They stole my home They killed my family When i fight back They call me terrorist

[@Lulu-ye4bw]

Who are you talking about? The only terrorists we know in this war is Hamas

[@HarryShares]

This is a kind of video you SHOULD show us more OFTEN

[@Lulu-ye4bw]

A video controlled by...?

[@ash-dl8ff]

No child should ever have to say that they've seen other children's torn dead and torn apart bodies. The world has failed Gaza, and we deserve to be shamed for many generations to come.

[@oliviaadel8324]

I'm from Egypt, I see this girl, I hear her voice and her day, she's no different than my niece, my sister, the neighbors girl I used to play with. It hit me hard to see how close it is to home, how close home can be to war...

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Do you not feel sorry for the Israeli children whom Hamas is holding hostage?

[@nsr2017]

​​@@user-ki4vh3xj1uThey are safe and the kids who are from Israel are very happy when they were in Hama's shelter. Okay bro 👍

[@A_Girl_From_No_Where]

Atleast they get food water shelter but Palestinians don’t

[@lw8865]

I wonder why Egypt doesn’t open its boarders to the people of Gaza ? Is it because they voted into power the Hamas terrorist group which Egypt doesn’t want?

[@-F67_13.]

​@@user-ki4vh3xj1u الاطفال الإسرائيليين الاسرى في امان عند حماس دولتكم وجيشكم هم من يشكل خطر عليهم اما اطفال فلسطين فيقتلون كل يوم .نزعت الرحمة من قلوبكم

[@user-qp1zh4eo2d]

This is very hard life for children and elderly,even for young adults, the Israeli oppression must stop,Palestine should be free

[@triola3983]

HAMAS oppression, Israel saves palestinians from hamas

[@smithrr6]

BUT!!! does a free Palestine mean the obliteration of Israel itself? Israel would grant a 2 state solution if the Palestinians would accept a 2 state solution. Palestinians dont want a 2 state solution. They want to obliterate Israel.

[@JORDONDAVE]

Apparently Hamas's definition of free is continued attacks on Israel

[@jhunt5578]

Gaza has been unoccupied since 2005. They elected Hamas and they started a war which led to all of this. You call it opression as if zero responsibility is on Gaza.

[@Kartanedi]

Türkiye de katil işgalci israile boykot başlattık lütfen sizde katılın

[@AntoinetteTurkie]

As heartbreaking as this was to watch it is so important for everyone to see: at last Palestinians are given a voice, a name, a past, family, friends, grief, fears, hopes, dreams. Finally they are given their humanity back. 🇵🇸❤️

[@PsychicInsignia]

my husband started his fast for the children of Palestine, after seeing this I will start my fast for this little girl and her family , and the countless children suffering, starving or worse.

[@nourh.1013]

Children, women, and men of Gaza deserve to live in peace and dignity in their own land. Down with the military occupation and settler colonialism.

[@here444now]

End settler colonialism worldwide return all land to its Indigenous Peoples

[@Kartanedi]

Türkiye de katil işgalci israile boykot başlattık lütfen sizde katılın

[@sarahmichelle07]

It's so interesting how hardly anyone even mentions Hamas in comments like these...

[@sarahmichelle07]

​How exactly do you suggest that happen fairly in 2023?

[@MK67934]

​​@@sarahmichelle07They not problem🙄 . They don't exist 75 years ago nor do they exist in west bank yet palestines have seen war crimes since and also in west bank. The problem is occupation

[@zohebsuleman1678]

You have eyes yet you refuse to see, You have ears yet you block out the truth, This little girl has more heart than many big armies, This young soul feels love more than you will ever know, This child is beautiful, more than you can comprehend, Your name may be forgotten, But her name is forever going to be remembered in our hearts ❤

[@Zurxz_RBX]

War is between soldier to soldier not killing kids woman elders and babies💔 pls spread this!!

[@RukayyaSimply]

It's been six months now, I pray that she and her family are alive and safe.

[@NeonAtary777]

As a Palestinian i feel hopeless. This is devastating and dystopian to see a whole society of people being wiped out like that. Even if cease fire happen who will give back these people's lives, homes, loved ones back?!!

[@RockHash]

Just as Lebanon got freedom, soon will Palestine. 🇱🇧 🇵🇸

[@abcdefg2120]

Are you talking about when Lebanon got freedom from France in 1948? Are you still salty about that?

[@joemathews4600]

@@RockHashlebanon is a failed state.

[@pee-consumer]

I hope you're safe.

[@kc-vx6dc]

I'm so sorry 😢 I am an American, never been to Palestine. I am praying for you and the Palestinians ❤

[@ratigovinda5930]

The children and their families, you can’t have one without the other. They all deserve justice.

[@JORDONDAVE]

Except that Hamas wants war with Israel

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Remember Shani Luk 😢 Remember innocent 1400 victims of palestinian hamas terrorists.

[@justynmatlock8873]

Don't worry, they are getting justice. Long may the IDF continue to deliver it.

[@RenyH716]

So the kids and all the civilians massacred by hamas on Oct 7

[@RenyH716]

And before

[@Rayrockny]

This poor baby 😢 as a father of a little girl her age this breaks my heart.

[@OmniaKm]

The children are like pure angles in Gaza and so pretty. They do NOT deserve any harm.😢😢

[@linarabbah5891]

this broke my heart. a 7 year old shouldn’t be going through this. these kids should all be living happy lives and not have to worry about people dying or gun shots. my name is also lina, this really touched my heart ❤

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Adopt a couple of Palestinian kids😂😂😂

[@salmazeinel-deen4653]

​@@user-ki4vh3xj1u They don't need adoption, they'll live on THEIR land and they'll grow up and resist the occupation till they free their homeland❤.

[@A_Girl_From_No_Where]

How bout y’all Israelis ask for America to adopt you guys and take you guys of Palestine land and give you guys half off their land

[@kc-vx6dc]

Hugs 🫂

[@likv]

they'll grow up and resist the occupation ? You mean they should become terrorists? Thank u for this comment! The world should know what future you build for this children. @@salmazeinel-deen4653

[@stefanysilva7031]

Temos que lutar por essas crianças.

[@christdiedforoursins1467]

Shame sweet kids ,may she sleep safe .

[@kellyvasconcellos3846]

Quem administra Gaza é o Hamas, os líderes têm muito dinheiro. Em vez de gastarem dinheiro com túneis e armamentos. Invista na região, nem Porto eles fizeram.

[@aaraviii]

​@@kellyvasconcellos3846which part of the long blockade from 2006 and open air concentration camp you did not understand?

[@mrtrue9635]

​@kellyvasconcellos3846 Hamas is built by Israel to have reason to attack! Since Hamas is a decade long while genocide is since Isreal's birth.

[@whateverbabe]

And adults then! We are all in this mess. Saying children and women is discriminating and absurd.

[@nauwwww]

Protect those families at all costs 🇵🇸😫

[@ellykat3965]

Many of her friends are dead 😔💔 that broke me. These beautiful children and their families deserve safety!!!

[@KeithGreenshields]

Glad to see her and family keeping their spirits up. Means they have hope.

[@luvangel8149]

Sometimes parent should lie.

[@Samu-1]

This girl is resilient and determined to survive the atrocities hailed down on her. I hope to see her very successful in her life in the next few years. ❤

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Do you not feel sorry for the Israeli children whom Hamas is holding hostage?

[@A_Girl_From_No_Where]

They are safe and the kids who are from Israel are very happy when they were in Hama's Shelter

[@user-wc2it5ko4f]

@@user-ki4vh3xj1u can you acknowledge what is happening to Palestinian children?

[@bisirathaile2679]

Our hearts are breaking! Witnessing this is horrific! I will never forget!

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Palestinian kids are the most resilient wee kids on earth, I hope for their safety every day x

[@lynncai891]

No israeli living in a camp like this yet they play victim toward this never ending war.. thank you Guardian by showing the truth!

[@Ely921]

Because hamas was building tunnels instead of houses.

[@Sounadj]

او ماذا عن فترة ما قبل تاسيس حماس يعيش الفلسطينيون تحت ظل الاحتلال الاسرائيلي قبل اكثر من 70 سنة الفقر ... الذل ... القتل .. التشريد ... من يصبر على هذا الظلم لو لم تكن هناك حم- اس .. لكانت مقاومة اخري تطالب بالتحرير كل إنسان يبحث عن الحرية و من حقه العيش بكرامة اقرا عن كل ما فعلته إسرائيل للفلسطينين

[@rakuun8986]

​@@Ely921wth do you mean, Their home just got bomb.

[@MeriamAbbasi]

​@@Ely921really? You didn't see the amount of bombs they dropped on these kids' homes?

[@syedshah9836]

@@Ely921 They had a home and the izraelis bombed it, what's your point?

[@ashifikbalhussain5548]

Pray that humanity alive in every people heart in the world

[@micronesianmermaid]

Watching this for the second time months aftef i watched it the first time hoping these precious people are still alive💔

[@defne6800]

❤ I hope they will get out of this war and have better life then they ever had.. so sweet girl and grandma ❤😢

[@Sylvia-ps8tg]

If i may correct you, it is written ‚ war‘ . The way you write ‚ wore‘ is rapidly connected to another word you don‘t want to use…

[@defne6800]

@@Sylvia-ps8tg thanks

[@nayeemahmed8173]

yet.. they r not cursing israel....... these kids are purest form of positive energy. MashaAllah

[@akhiahmadxisco1959]

Bismilah as benefit of doubts it's human nature to be angry, no matter how strong back up u have,.. I was wondering as u getting old fit or not fit it can be adjust, period mentality, birds of a feather flock together, u exercise alone or in groups.. Honest dont be shy if u being advise by a kid.. It happen to me, talking to a kid, bow down squat it's mercy.. The moral of the story health, mental health

[@krokettenpanzer8030]

they r not cursing israel yet...

[@roxannedesvergnes8080]

She is the cutest - she reminds me of me staring at the world with her little fingers in her mouth. Frightened but wants to see what is going on. Ugh just breaks my heart 💔🙏🇵🇸

[@TheFreedomGypsy]

How can they function after experiencing so much trauma? This is such an unspeakable crime.

[@fathimathnabeela6247]

Right? It’s remarkable how strong the Palestinian children are

[@RenyH716]

Yes so much trauma in israel side as well , so ??

[@fathimathnabeela6247]

@@RenyH716 this “war” started way before today.Israel has been bombing Palestine decades before “the war” started.

[@Lydia-hw2th]

Oh bless her the way she helps her grandma and stays strong for her. Unbelievable the strength and pure love of children.

[@MrKongsMom]

I hope this sweet little girl will get to live the “normal life” she so desperately wants and deserves.

[@mdnaquiimam137]

Shame on UN and WHO and Unicef

[@waqmanime]

UN is controlled by the US

[@hrafna777]

What an intelligent, empathetic, strong little girl.

[@aminahashi8324]

I Pray that this Family Goes back to their Home and have a happy life Ameen

[@Froggyboba11]

Ameen 🤲

[@zn10999]

what kind of heart do you have, if you keep entire families under such conditions, to fulfil your land dream

[@OneCash]

none at all. free palestine!

[@ratigovinda5930]

That break my heart, every night I go to a comfortable bed. And think how this people are out in the cold in bare floors and feeling unsafe. No one to guard their sleep. Waking up to a War zone no rest . And burden. By Netanyahu and the crew members of death, and devastation. I cry my eyes out. It hurts to see and witness, I can’t imagine having to endure, so much.

[@gregbromberg5427]

A child’s approach to stress and hardship shows incredible resiliency and strength.

[@Nashoba432]

These kids break my heart, their strength & love for each other.

[@asmat9908]

They don't deserve this!!!! What a shame to the politicians Who let this happening!!! Heartbreaking

[@christerry1773]

Not fault of Hamas either?

[@TheKeboedayaan]

@@christerry1773your brain only remember hamas ? educate yourself

[@JORDONDAVE]

Hamas wants this!! They want this by attacking Israel from regular civilians

[@QuirkyQuests23]

​@@christerry1773don't you understand that there is west bank??? And there is no Khamas there ?? It is because of ISRAHELL

[@Kartanedi]

Türkiye de katil işgalci israile boykot başlattık lütfen sizde katılın

[@stephanieking4444]

"Many of my friends are dead (...) I wish I had a normal childhood (...) I want to live and want to feel safe" - wanting to live and to feel safe = the basic requirements of a human life. Why can't the Israeli gov and other big world leaders integrate that said requirements apply to all, Palestinians included 😥💔

[@tcl09110]

The fact that she’s only 7, and speaks with so much maturity and poise.. and also the fact that she is even dealing with all of this absolutely breaks my heart. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 from the river to the sea palestine shall be free!

[@edge9380]

I hope she still alive and well ❤

[@Farooq1977]

This girl is so so brave....I wish there is no greed, no hate, no war in this world, and that everyone is given the right to live safely.

[@Pink_143_6]

Grandma please don’t cry. The world is holding you in their arms and within their hearts 💕 🙏🏼

[@mznxbcv12345]

Sentiments are meaningless now.

[@djumaari]

“I have seen many kids torn up” that hit hard. She should not see that anyways.

[@makandiblora]

I pray she lives a long and healthy life

[@anoc5511]

Beautiful little sister I wish you well and your family and whole of Gaza. The world is with you. You are very very brave and strong the cowards and callouses who are doing this to your county and to beautiful strong people like your self will pay for there crimes sooner or later rest assured Allah's justice may be delayed but will never denied.

[@rinakurnia6084]

Great children still smile without sorrow - still help their parents without friends and the school building is all gone in an instant. I was just speechless and my eyes felt watery - really great Free🇵🇸

[@user-ki4vh3xj1u]

Do you not feel sorry for the Israeli children whom Hamas is holding hostage?

[@rinakurnia6084]

@@user-ki4vh3xj1u People around the world considered snob appleal to'be a vintage item for the season.

[@A_Girl_From_No_Where]

They are safe and the kids who are from Israel are very happy when they were in Hama's Shelter

[@dewihadinwaterman465]

Thank you The Guardian for covering this. The Lord of Heaven and Earth bless Palestine 🇵🇸

[@deegrant9584]

No child should feel like this young girl. 7 years old, should be playing and having fun. Not watching people dying. This breaks my heart.😢😢😢😢

[@Redidkgirl]

I fell so bad I would die for Gaza to be free

[@1DaTJo]

They love people like you.

[@moldymush]

Respect for showing the human side. Free Palestine

[@user-jr6fm8gr1s]

Free from H a m a s

[@Kartanedi]

Türkiye de katil işgalci israile boykot başlattık lütfen sizde katılın

[@user-jr6fm8gr1s]

@@indian68307 You mean Samaria? That's a province of Israel

[@user-zi9vd6hq5j]

​@@user-jr6fm8gr1s😂😂

[@Hankblue]

@@indian68307 There is Hamas in the West Bank, they just don't run the government. At least read a little history about the terrorist group you're offering apologia for.

[@shellyann4288]

She's such a sweet pure soul. With all the disgusting injustice on her people, her family, her land, she still keeps going.

[@missssnative]

She's a strong girl💪🏽💜

[@glennstalter3422]

I wish The Guardian would update us on this family. How are they today?

[@oda4766]

This little girl have seen more death than me 35 years old now. I cant even sleep at night when i first saw a dead person and that was my grandma because she died of old age. Imagine seeing dead body every single day being torn apart at her age. Thats tough.

[@christerry1773]

I take it you didn’t watch any Oct 7th footage then. Probably best

[@TheMrsar28]

i dont think the little girl and those innocent children had anything to do with Oct 7th. Have you seen the footage of Oct 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th 15th, 16th 17th 18th etc? @@christerry1773

[@pythonwolf3817]

​@@christerry1773send me proofs.

[@simplyhalz3696]

Shes such a beautiful child. Wise beyond her years

[@highonlife2323]

some of the strongest kids on earth

[@rsuriyop]

This news piece is nearly 3 months old. Between that time and now, A LOT more civilians in that tiny area had already perished. So you'd have to wonder (maybe even pray) that this little girl is still even around.