Hossam Azzam carries the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters
Hossam Azzam carries the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters

 Hossam Azzam prays next to the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, and other bodies of victims at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters
Hossam Azzam prays next to the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, and other bodies of victims at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters

 Hossam Azzam holds the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his son Ameer, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters

 A man writes the name on the shroud covering the body of Ameer Azzam, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters
A man writes the name on the shroud covering the body of Ameer Azzam, a Palestinian child killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 15, 2025. — Reuters

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