Injured Palestinian child cannot be separated from his cat

A Palestinian child, severely injured in an Israeli airstrike, could not be separated from his cat, which refused to leave his side even during medical treatment in Gaza.

The child was wounded when the Israeli army targeted a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, leaving several victims injured.

A heart-wrenching video shared by Eye on Palestine showed the child lying in a hospital bed, writhing in pain as doctors attended to his injuries.

Throughout the ordeal, his cat, appearing equally distressed, remained perched on him.

On Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces bombed the Al-Mawasi camp, designated as a "safe zone." The attack resulted in the deaths and incineration of numerous Palestinian civilians.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Save the Children’s Rachael Cummings spoke 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.

Gaza Health Ministry's report revealed that the ongoing genocide in Gaza has claimed the lives of 710 babies under the age of one, 1,793 toddlers (1–3 years old), 1,205 preschoolers (4–5 years old), 4,205 primary school children (6–12 years old), and 3,442 high school children (13–17 years old).

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, submitted a report on Monday to the UN General Assembly, detailing how the food shortage and deplorable hygienic conditions in the besieged enclave pose a serious threat to the lives of Palestinians amid the Israeli military offensive.

“Israel’s ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza is killing more people than bombs and bullets,” the report said.

The overall Palestinian death toll since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza has reached at least 44,502 with more than 105,454 wounded. Thousands more remain trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings.