'We fly kites instead of warplanes,' 13-year-old Hala Fayyad said.
"We fly kites instead of warplanes," 13-year-old Hala Fayyad said.AFSC volunteers help children make kites for the festival in Rafah.Hala Fayyad is proud of her handmade kite, decorated in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The four pieces of colored plastic -- red, white, green and black -- are held simply by white plastic sticks and a few strings.
Of the more than 32,000 Palestinians killed in the military response from Israeli forces since October, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, 45% have been children, they have said. Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack in Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials.
"We saw the change in the behavior of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip as a result of displacement, living in tents and shelters," Firas Ramlawi, the director of AFSC in Gaza, told ABC News. "So we wanted to alleviate this, through games and recreational activities."
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