When 'toys' explode in Gaza

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland - Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:45 PM
Author: International Committee of the Red Cross/Jesus Redondo Seranno - ICRC Media Relations and Spokesperson
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It was noon on May 6, 2015. Doaa Yasseen was on her way home from school when a strange object on the side of the road caught her attention. Curious to see what it was, she picked it up and started playing with it in front of her grandmother's house.

"I thought it was a toy before it exploded in my hand," the 11-year-old said in her home in Gaza City, where she picked up an unexploded remnant from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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