War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially for children

(18 Jul 2024)
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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 26 June 2024
1. Various of Nabila Hamada, a mother who lost one of her newborn twins in the war, seen through a window sitting with a psychotherapist
2. Hamada holding her baby’s bottle
3. Close on the face of Hamada’s baby
4. Hamada holding her baby and talking to her psychotherapist

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 11 July 2024
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nabila Hamada, a mother who lost one of her newborn twins in the war:
"My children miss my tenderness. I am unable to leave my little son, the twin that I took with me. I cannot leave him even for a few seconds. I never leave him. I am afraid to leave him and lose him like his brother. I am afraid to let him be away from me for a few seconds. I’m afraid of losing him. My fear in life is that he will be lost to me "

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 26 June 2024
6. Hamada holding her baby and talking to her psychotherapist
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nabila Hamada, a mother who lost one of her newborn twins in the war:
"I never imagined that I would see these things, all that would happen to me when I went to give birth, that I would lose my child and not know where he is, I want my son, I want him back. "

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 11 July 2024
8. Hamada crying

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 26 June 2024
9. Various of Hamada sitting and eating with her family in a classroom
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Khader, psychotherapist:
"There are many family problems as a result of the events they have experienced. Men have lost control of their emotions, there have been many problems with women, there has been domestic violence, children have problems with nocturnal urination, nightmares, an inability to control emotions, they have become nervous and aggressive."
11. Women sitting inside classroom during a psychological support session, talking with a psychotherapist
12. Various of psychological support sessions conducted by UNRWA for children of Gaza
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fouad Hammad, an UNRWA mental health supervisor:
"Most of the cases that therapists encounter here in the center are cases of children who suffer from fear and sleep problems, and adults who suffer from insomnia, tension, and extreme anger, as many people no longer have the ability to control themselves."
14. Psychological support therapists from UNRWA enter a tent
15. Therapists sitting inside the tent of Jehad El Hams, who lost his eye and whose fingers were caught in the explosion of a booby-trapped food can
16. Close of El Hams’ bandaged fingers
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jehad El Hams, lost his eye and fingers in canned food explosion:
"The children brought me a can of meat from near the school, and they said to me, “A can of meat, Dad, a can of meat. Open it so we can eat.” And I told them, “Bring it so I can open it.” I opened the can. Something happened and after that, I did not realise what had happened to me. After what happened, I did not wake up until I was in the hospital. In the operating room, I lost my eye and the ends of my hands, and the children were injured by shrapnel, and I was also injured."
18. Various of Hams children sitting inside the tent with their parents
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jehad El Hams, lost his eye and fingers in canned food explosion:

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 11 July 2024
20. Child lying on a mattress outside a tent
21. Sabreen Abdel Rahman sitting with her children on the ground outside their tent
22. Close of Sabreen’s child

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