Gaza's children:
source: http://windowintopalestine.blogspot.com/2009/04/gazas-children-gloomy-future.html
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Yousef Al-Helou
The devastation left by the Israeli war on beseiged Gaza means youngsters now make a living by sifting through piles of rubble. Children as young as five collect metal and plastic to sell to scrap dealers. So poor are the families they come from that they miss school in order to...
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provide minimal support for their brothers and sisters. Missing school for even a day before the recent massacres was considered a shame, not going at all is in danger of becoming a norm due to desperation.Saeed Dardonah, is 14 years old; his family house was destroyed by F16 rockets during Israel 's 3-week offensive.
"Look at my hands', he says showing me the palms that are dusty and covered in cuts 'I have been looking for copper wires and plastic amongst the rubble of our destroyed house and neighbourhood. I sell what I collect for 6 shekels ($1.50) per kilogram. I have left school to support my family" he said.
Saeed was sitting on the dusty ground next to his devastated house in Ezbet abed Rabboh, northern Gaza. His small hands were coated with a layer of black dust. He sits with his brother Nael around fire: one he lit himself in order to melt plastic coating copper wires before selling them on to a local scrap merchant. The fumes from such fires are known to release chemical toxins.
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