singing. what must it take for a mother to comfort her child. ..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. nehal and her husband had tried for 14 years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother, too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life to my home, she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bb
along with some localjournalists. people on the ground say there is intense violence there. in the early hours of friday there was the sound of a large explosion. explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital following the explosion. newsagency associated press, which supplied these pictures, said there was a fire in the area and the remnants of what appeared to be a missile. the hamas run health ministry says 13 people were killed. people sheltering in the grounds also recorded the moment and its aftermath. explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters a claim hamas denies. other hospitals in the territory are also said to be surrounded. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. these pictures are from al rantisi paediatric hospital, which is