AFSC is publishing dozens of personal testimonies from people who have been repeatedly displaced in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. Our “Displaced in Gaza” series includes accounts from children, some as young as 12 years old.
Read their stories to learn more about what they’ve been through, the challenges they face, and the future they hope for.
Sa’id Khamees Al-Halabi, 12
“Every day, I leave my home in the early morning to work. I head to a school belonging to UNRWA in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which shelters thousands of displaced people. I continue working inside the school until the evening hours. I earn some money, never more than 20 Israeli shekels [$5.24 USD] per day. I give the money to my father, who lost his job during the war, to help my family with household expenses and to provide some food for my 12 siblings…
My father dreams of rebuilding our house and maintaining a beautiful …