Over a Million Childhoods in Gaza Have Been Left Broken Beyond Repair

Innocence Under Siege

You’d think you’ve had the toughest day of your life when your toddler gets sick:

Their diminished appetite makes them toss all food on the floor, and they’ll spit out any medicine you manage to shove in their mouth…

The only time they’ll stop being fussy is when they’re held, and just as you take a sigh of relief because you think they’ve finally drifted off into a deep sleep, their eyes spring wide open.

Half of Palestine’s population comprises children who have been forced to grow up before they even got the chance to play like children do.

Their innocence has been stolen and their childhoods have been robbed from between their fragile little hands.

75 years of occupation and 5 months of genocide later…

There are now over a MILLION Gazan children who have been forced to witness and experience the horrors of humanity in the form of hundreds of gruesome massacres.

Forced from their homes, they’ve watched familiar buildings, including their schools and playgrounds, crumble before their innocent eyes. They’ve witnessed the slaughter of neighbors and loved ones, the agony of starvation, and the merciless loss of life.

Then, one by one all of it happened to each one of them, too.

Since October 7, one child in Gaza has been killed every 10 minutes. And over 10 children in Gaza have lost a limb every day. There is now an entire generation of children who have lost one or more limbs. An entire generation that has been orphaned, starved, and denied any sense of “childhood.”

Blast Burns, Torn Limbs, and Endless Hunger

Here’s what stings the most:

When all of this is over, there will be no more bombing…

These children will still not be getting their childhood, their families, or their limbs back.

They have been scarred for life.

We may not be able to physically put this horrific nightmare to an end, and we may not be able to restore the heavy losses these children have borne…

But we can help them receive the love, care, and professional help that they need today.

We may not be able to make sure their tomorrow is promised, and that they don’t lose any more than they’ve already lost…

But we can make sure their today is a lot better than their yesterday.

Together, we can make sure that when the sun rises tomorrow, these traumatized and vulnerable little angels have proper food to eat and someone who can bandage their wounds for them.

Out of the 1.3 million people displaced in Gaza, more than 610,000 are children.

However, only a handful of these children remain unscathed by physical injuries.

More than 17,000 of them have either lost or been separated from their parents. And all of them have endured severe mental and emotional trauma. So much so, some have even lost the ability to speak before mastering basic words.

Many of these children were already battling life threatening diseases like cancer and thalassemia before the bombing began. However, with nearly all of the healthcare facilities bombed, a huge shortage of medical staff, and the unavailability of medical equipment…

They are also deprived of basic healthcare, including urgently needed surgeries and treatments.

Fortunately, a few of these children have been evacuated to safer places like Turkey so they can receive the medical attention they need. But, they still need help to be able to afford that treatment because their families and guardians have already lost their entire livelihoods.

Whether evacuated, or still stranded,

Whether starving, or maimed

Whether separated from parents, or orphaned completely,

Whether dying, or mourning loved ones,

In every circumstance the children of Gaza need our help.

By contributing as little as $65 today, you can help provide us provide Gazan children with:

“I can’t imagine, if anything were to ever happen to my [son], what I would do…”

Imam Khalid Lateef came with us to visit the Gazan families who were rescued and evacuated so they could receive urgent medical care.

Among the many families we met, was a 6-year-old boy named Kareem and his father.

Imam Khalid Lateef has a son bearing the same name, and as he shared his experience with us, he told us how the Gazan Kareem reminded him of his own beloved son.

No parent can ever imagine seeing their child go through what these children are going through…

And yet, there’s a boy out there, and thousands of others like him, who lost his entire family in the blink of an eye.

When their tears bear witness against these atrocities, what will your answer be?

About Human Concern International

Founded in 1979, Human Concern International (HCI), has been providing aid to 40+ countries around the world for the past 40+ years. Endorsed by various scholars, politicians, and influencers, HCI is also a registered charity organization in Canada and the United States and is recognized as the FIRST-ever Muslim charity. HCI launches an average of 70+ projects annually, and to date, has been responsible for distributing more than $200,000,000 of aid globally.