This is mera. A child from Gaza who learned far too early that survival doesn't mean safety. She flashes a victory sign with the innate sparkle of a child, but behind that small gesture lies a story no child should ever have to bear. Eight months outside of time have taught her things childhood isn't meant to know: fear, displacement, waiting, and the strange silence that follows terror. And yet, she smiles. Not because the wound has healed, but because children, even after the unbearable, continue to strive for life with a courage the world had no right to demand of them. Mera is not a symbol. She is a child. And every child in Gaza had the right to simply remain a child. https://chuffed.org/project/154249-israas-hope-a-familys-fight-to-rebuild-after-war #Gaza #Humanity #SaveChildren #Hope #childhood #Palestine #genocide #freepalestine #freeGaza #fyp #FediforGaza