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War Takes Psychological Toll On Gaza's Children

Rates of serious mental-health disorders among children and others in Gaza have risen dramatically as years of fighting have taken their toll, observes Asmaa al-Ghoul.

A displaced Palestinian girl, who fled her family's house, stands outside a classroom as she stays at a United Nations-run school in Gaza City November 20, 2012. From the sandy expanses of the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian families are fleeing their homes destroyed by airstrikes, but refuse to blame the Hamas rocket crews who draw Israeli fire. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah  (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY) - RTR3AN2J
A displaced Palestinian girl stands in the doorway of a United Nations-run school in Gaza City, Nov. 20, 2012, after fleeing her family's home during Israeli air strikes. — REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

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