Displaced Gazan children clapped, sang and jumped up and down clasping a giant multi-coloured parachute, rare moments of fun as the truce between Israel and Hamas has given an opportunity for a youth group to entertain them in a school courtyard.

“We were very scared from the war,” said Lina Mohareb, a young girl in a pink sweatshirt with a Palestinian flag painted on her cheek.

She was taking part in games and activities organised at the Abdullah Siam school in Khan Younis by Watan Youth Centre, a local civil society organisation that has held similar events at 26 schools.

“As soon as they arrived, we all ran towards them. They played some Palestinian songs for us and we performed the dabke (a folk dance) and sang and played some games. We had so much fun today,” said Mohareb.

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