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Heartbreaking letters from Gaza children handed to Prime Minister asking for ceasefire
Palestinian children are evacuated from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 13, 2024

HEARTBREAKING letters from Palestinian children asking for a ceasefire in Gaza have been delivered to Downing Street.

A letter from 15-year-old Mais Abdel Hadi said children in Gaza live in a “constant state of fear and anxiety, with shells accompanying us around the clock.” 

She asks: “Why must we children pay such a horrendous price?”

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