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Six-year-old Gaza girl who lost her leg becomes focus of attention

Original: Gaza City, Gaza A six-year-old Palestinian girl, Sila Abu Aklein, walks with crutches after losing one of her legs due t

In Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, a six-year-old Palestinian girl named Sila Abu Aklein is walking with crutches after losing one of her legs to injuries from an Israeli airstrike that killed her parents and two siblings. The photograph of her recovery is being widely shared, renewing emotional debate about the toll of the war on Palestinian children.

Why now: Images of children maimed or orphaned in the Gaza war continue to draw intense international attention and fuel debate over civilian casualties.

Sila Abu AkleinGaza CityZeitoun neighbourhoodIsrael

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• Gaza City, Gaza A six-year-old Palestinian girl, Sila Abu Aklein, walks with crutches after losing one of her legs due to injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike that killed her parents and two siblings in the Zeitoun neighbourhood. Photograph: Saeed MM T Jaras/Anadolu/Getty… · appassionato · 8

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