Children In Gaza Have 'No Safe Place' To Go. Here's How To Help Them.

Soon after 5-year-old Noureldin went to bed last week in Gaza City, an air strike flattened his home. Six members of his family were killed as they had tea in the yard. Noureldin, who hasn't "uttered a word" since the incident, is now recovering in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, according to UNICEF. He is one of at least 296 Palestinian children who have been injured since Israeli air strikes began last week. The Israeli government has accused Hamas of kidnapping three Israeli teenagers in June -- the initial trigger responsible for the current escalating violence -- the BBC reported. According to Save the Children, one in five Palestinians killed in the crisis so far have been children. Both sides of the conflict have compromised the safety of children -- rocket attacks from Gaza have threatened the lives of young ones in Israel, too. And since Israel prompted a growing ground offense Thursday, there's more potential for harm -- at least 15 of the 58 Palestinians killed by Israeli ground forces have been under the age of 18, according to Reuters. "I cannot tell them the truth, that there is no safe place, and we cannot leave," one distraught Palestinian mother told UNICEF of her scared children after air strikes sent pieces of shrapnel and glass flying through their home. While the devastation may be thousands of miles away, your efforts can make an impact to children and their families grappling in war-torn Gaza. Here are three organizations you can support to make a difference: http://ift.tt/1tfyonQ



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