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

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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[ellenomahony]

Such a brave little boy, put's adults to shame, this atrocity against humanity has to stop.

[haticekndl]

As a mom, i can't stop crying. I speak to the world, please stop the war, please help the kids, they are only kids.

[diakitemari]

يارب مالهم غيرك ياالله إنصرهم على أعدائهم وحفظهم وقويهم ورعاهم وثبتهم يارب العالمين 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🤲🏻

[mtktkt]

A kid taking care of kids. No one should have to go through the pain these kids go through but here we are.

[theZMINY]

As a mother, this is absolutely heartbreaking watching a 13 year old carry such a large responsibility of raising his siblings. I wish I could protect each one of those innocent children. May God protect and get them through each day.

[cookingwithevrica.]

He is doing something that not each man would even handle and he is doing it without any complaint. True hero. God give him strength

[silviacarolinalangowski]

Thanks for showing the truth! Enough is enough!
Where is our humanity?
This has to stop!

[SoothingSoundscapes]

ماشاء الله طفل هزا أسرته ماشاء الله يارب يرجع ابوهم وفلسطين حره ♥️🇵🇸♥️🇵🇸

[lifeofcorin]

I can’t stop crying! This hurts so much! The evil that’s in this world is so disgusting.

[realyzm]

Lord please protect this young man and his siblings. Mohammad if you’re reading this don’t let anyone separate you and your siblings. Stay together, love each other and protect each other always.

[tayyibah.a]

That little child is sick, she is coughing, his brother is like a mom and a father, my little child you are the bravest man in this world, taking care of yiur siblings, you are the real hero, i wish I could help you,
It was the time to play and go to school, but he is working and doing house chores in thia difficult time.

[AlAzulski]

When a 13 year old boy become a father and a mother. Bless you young man.

[monicamorales]

Seeing a child become more of a parent hurts my heart. Hopefully, all of the children are taken somewhere safe soon. 😢

[olamideogundipe]

May this courageous lad be strengthened and receive help from right source for his family. Amen

[AleyammaMathew-bmzo]

Mohammad, you are brilliant, kind and brave. Please continue to take care of yourself and young ones. I pray that you and your loved ones will be protected.

[thamertanner]

I hope that little boy knows how unbelievably proud his parents must be of him, how proud we all are. He will be a great man someday, if he survives that long. Wish I could help them somehow. No child deserves this.

[FluffyFace-mjro]

What a sweet, caring brother. What exlempary behavior for one so young. A son to be very proud of

[cuzndri]

These orphans cannot be left alone. We must all help them and save all of them.
These siblings need our help 😢

[mariaakram]

Please help out this family, they need us all ❤

[hidden]

Please God give this child the strength to take care of his Siblings and to protect them ..