APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 31 May 2021. Palestinian children play during the children's psychological support event at al-shate' Club
01-SOUNDBITE: Board member of the shate' Club, Adeeb El Sawy
02-SOUNDBITE: Sophia Al-Sharafi, Women's File Officer in the People's Committee for Refugees
STORYLINE
As Gaza tries to recover from the deadly 11-day Israeli attack, mothers and mental health workers have raised concerns that the psychological effects of the violence will long linger among the children in the Strip.
Although a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas on May 21, many families continue to suffer. The majority were already traumatised by the 51-day Israeli bombing campaign of Gaza in 2014. That offensive killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, including 500 children.
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