So deep is the mental suffering of Gaza's children that some hope to die quickly to escape the 'nightmare', a UNICEF official says.
So deep is the mental suffering of Gaza's children that some hope to die quickly to escape the "nightmare", a UNICEF official says.Clowns and acrobats performed in the courtyard of a school where their displaced families have been sheltering the Israeli bombing./ Photo: AFP
Clowns and acrobats performed for them in the courtyard of a school where their displaced families have been sheltering during the bombing. Then it was the turn of clown Omar al Saidi to tickle their funny bones with zany antics at the expense of another jester. "The unspeakable is regularly said in Gaza" now, said UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, who is in the territory.
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