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Meet Hamza Al-Rubaie, one of Gaza’s 17,000 orphaned children
Hamza Al-Rubaie is one of at least 17,000 children to have lost both parents in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, but his tragedy does not end there. His three siblings were also killed, leaving an aunt to raise the young boy. Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout tells his story.
Published on January 27, 2026




