While children worldwide celebrated International Children’s Day with laughter and play, young voices in Gaza shared stories of resilience and longing. Displaced by ongoing conflict, kids in the besieged Palestinian enclave revealed their hopes to CGTN Stringer reporters—dreams overshadowed by bombed homes and shattered schools.
\"I just want to sleep without fear,\" said 12-year-old Ahmed*, clutching a dusty teddy bear. \"Other children have parks… we have rubble.\" His words echo across tent camps where families shelter, their lives upended by violence.
Despite the chaos, creativity persists. Girls sketched rainbows on torn notebooks, while boys imagined becoming doctors \"to heal everyone.\" One teen whispered: \"Peace isn’t fantasy—it’s our right.\"
UNICEF reports 1 million Gazan children need psychological support after 8 months of war. Yet their unbreakable spirit shines—like 9-year-old Lina’s ballad about \"the olive trees we’ll replant\" someday.
As global advocates demand ceasefire talks, these young voices remind us: Childhood shouldn’t be a casualty of conflict. 💔→🌱
