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I have witnessed a lot in my career, heading up humanitarian responses in the world’s most violent, dangerous, and impoverished places. It is usually overwhelming and though disheartening, there is often hope.
The capacity of children to somehow adapt and remain hopeful about their futures despite living in constant danger and upheaval is simply astonishing.
I recently arrived back in my hometown of Sydney (just in time for lockdown). My office in the Palestine territories, where I have been working for Save the Children, is literally half a world away.
Lockdown is a difficult time for anyone, but I’ve been reflecting on how, at least, we have a home to shelter in, to stay safe in. This is sadly not the case for many Palestinian children, whose homes are a risk of demolition, even during this ongoing global pandemic.
The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas featured the same waves of predawn Israeli airstrikes, the same continuous rocket fire out of the impoverished Gaza Strip, and the same lopsided casualty toll, with Palestinians making up the vast majority of the more than 250 killed. And like past wars between Israel and Hamas, it took a heavy toll on children.
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