“I want Arab world to stand with me, we’re exhausted,” says Palestinian kid from Gaza

A young Palestinian boy tearfully and desperately called on Arab countries to help stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza, as innocent civilians, including children, continue to be killed.

Journalist Hossam Shabat interviewed the child in Gaza, who, with tears in his eyes, said, “I want this war to be over.”

He continued, “What do I want? I want the Arab world to stand with me,” adding that he wished for the world “to stand with us so we can return to our homes.”

“We’re exhausted,” he further urged, pleading for global support.

The boy described the intensity of the Israeli onslaught in Gaza, saying, “I was coming this way, and before I knew it… when I reached here, the rocket fell on us.”

The distressed child expressed his confusion and despair, struggling to make sense of the death and misery surrounding him in the besieged enclave.

Save the Children’s Rachael Cummings spoke to Al Jazeera about the severe trauma Palestinian children are enduring as they witness and are affected by daily bombings, injuries, and horrific deaths.

“Children in Gaza witness things that no child should ever see,” she said.

More than 11,000 children have been killed in Gaza, with 30% of the victims under the age of five. Thousands more are missing or have been separated from their parents amid the widespread forced displacement of Palestinians by the Israeli occupation.

The overall Palestinian death toll since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza has reached at least 44,167 with more than 100,833 wounded. Thousands more remain trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings.