A story of survival: 13-year-old takes care of seven siblings amid the war in Gaza

The Youth

Mohammad Al Yazji lost his mother in an Israeli airstrike, and the fate of his father is still unknown. As the eldest, the 13-year-old is left alone to care for his seven siblings in Gaza – the youngest is only six months old.

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