Thousands of Palestinian children have lost their parents in the Gaza conflict

Mahmoud Nofal, 64, plays with his grandchildren, Tamim and Ranin Nofal, whom he has raised since their parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside their tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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