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According to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, between 24,000 and 25,000 children in the Gaza Strip have lost one or both parents, and approximately 640,000 have had their homes destroyed or damaged, leaving them homeless. The Israeli genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip has had severe impacts on children, both mentally and emotionally, creating traumas that many have not healed from in the aftermath of previous aggressions, especially for those who lost one or both parents. Deema Shabet, 12 years old, had witnessed the killing of her mother and sisters after the Israeli occupation bombed thei…