Nimer Saddy al-Nimer, 12, was shot five times by the Israeli army on April 1 while collecting food from aid dropped by parachute in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza. Israeli soldiers took the boy back to Israel for surgery, and according to Nimer, put him in jail for four days while he recovered. He is currently in a refugee camp in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
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Nimer Saddy al-Nimer, 12, was shot five times by the Israeli army on April 1 while collecting food from aid dropped by parachute in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza. Israeli soldiers took the boy back to Israel for surgery, and according to Nimer, put him in jail for four days while he recovered. He is currently in a refugee camp in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
Anas Baba for NPR
As Israel’s war against Hamas continues, children in Gaza are suffering. According to the United Nations, more than 25,000 children have been killed or injured since October. That’s one child every ten minutes. We heard about one of those children, a 12-year-old boy who was injured in Gaza.
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