GAZA CITY - There is no place to hide anymore, even inside buildings. The UN school was destroyed. More than 215 children have been killed so far since the Israeli military offensive was launched last December 27. But for almost all children, it's not the worst part of their nightmare.
Losing sores, mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, friends or neighbors, almost every child in a bombarded area is severely traumatized. Trauma can be ascertained to be a physical and mental injury that will last a long time.
Here are some interviews with Gaza children.
Huda, 7 years old
I hate this war. I heard Israel will come to our house for a little while, and I always have nightmares about rockets hitting my house. I dreamed of my father being killed by one of my mother's rocket and neck that was cut off.
In that dream too, I looked for my brother who was carried away by Israeli tanks. I'm sad, and want to play again in my house. I hope nothing bad happens.
Abed, 3 years old
I do not like darkness, that is when the sound of bad things starts to roar out.
Ahmed Elwan, 6 years old
We are afraid. I saw many children killed. Some rockets slid near our house. My younger sister cried loudly as did my mother. My father was at Grandma's house. I don't want to be afraid, I want to be a strong man for my mother and my sister.
Nasim Udawn, 14 years old.
I was used to the sound of bombs, but this time they were more, and harder. I live in the Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza, where several surrounding houses have been destroyed. Many people are killed. Our house was hit by a large bullet.
My problem now is that my younger brother Nader, who started suffering from urinary incarceration. He now immediately cried loudly when he heard missiles.
Zeyda Nima, 12 years old
I am not afraid of bombs or rockets, of course not, but my brother is afraid. I did not care about the voices, but my sister was taken to the hospital because she could not hear due to the sounds of planes and bombs.
Yehia, 5 years
The boy was so traumatized that he could not speak. Zinat's mother said that since the beginning of the Israeli attack, she immediately suffered from urinary incontinence due to fear of bombs. The mother also said, her son suffered every night due to a nightmare.
Muhammad Jmasi, 6
I was afraid of the sound of bombs when I started approaching my house. I ran to my father and he always tried to calm down. But when my father was no longer around us, my brother and I were now very scared. I want to play again with my friends on the road, and I want a new ball to play soccer.
(rep / mr) Source: www.kisah islam.com
INDONESIA | PALESTINA
KOTA GAZA - Tidak ada tempat untuk bersembunyi lagi, bahkan di dalam bangunan. Sekolah PBB pun dihancurkan. Lebih dari 215 anak terbunuh sejauh ini sejak serangan militer Israel diluncurkan 27 Desember lalu. Namun bagi hampir semua anak, itu bukan bagian terparah dari mimpi buruk mereka.
Kehilangan ayak, ibu, saudara, saudari, paman, bibi, teman, ataupun tetangga, hampir setiap anak di wilayah yang dibombardir itu trauma berat. Trauma itu bisa dipastikan menjadi luka fisik dan mental yang akan berbekas lama.
Berikut adalah beberapa wawancara dengan anak-anak Gaza.
Huda, 7 tahun
Aku benci perang ini. Aku dengar Israel akan datang ke rumah kami sesaat lagi, dan aku selalu bermimpi buruk tentang roket menghantam rumaku. Aku mimpi tentang ayahku yang terbunuh oleh salah satu roket dan leher ibuku yang terputus.
Dalam mimpi itu pula, aku mencari saudara lelakiku yang dibawa jauh oleh tank-tank Israel. Aku sedih, dan ingin bermain lagi di rumahku. Aku berharap tidak ada hal buruk terjadi.
Abed, 3 tahun
Aku tak suka kegelapan, yakni ketika suara hal-hal buruk mulai keluar meraung.
Ahmed Elwan, 6 tahun
Kami takut. Aku melihat banyak anak-anak terbunuh. Beberapa roket meluncur dekat rumah kami. Adik perempuanku menangis keras begitu pula ibuku. Ayahku saat itu sedang berada di rumah nenek. Aku tak ingin takut, aku ingin menjadi lelaki kuat untuk ibuku dan adikku.
Nasim Udawn, 14 tahun.
Aku sudah terbiasa dengan suara bom, tapi kali ini mereka lebih,dan lebih keras. Aku tinggal di kemah pengungsi Al Shati di Gaza, dimana beberapa rumah sekitar sudah hancur. Banyak orang terbunuh. Rumah kami dihantam oleh peluru besar.
Masalahku sekarang ialah adik lelakiku Nader, yang mulai menderita kencing tak dapat ditahan. Ia kini langsung menangis keras ketika mendengar suara misil.
Zeyda Nima, 12 tahun
Saya tidak takut dengan bom ataupun roket, tentu tidak, tapi saudara saya takut. Saya tidak peduli dengan suara-suara itu, namun saudara perempuan saya dibawa ke rumah sakit karena tidak dapat mendengar akibat suara-suara pesawat dan bom.
Yehia, 5 tahun
Anak lelaki itu begitu trauma hingga tak bisa bicara. Ibunya Zinat mengatakan sejak awal serangan Israel, ia langsung menderita kencing tak bisa ditahan akibat takut terhadap bom. Sang ibu menuturkan pula, anaknya pun menderita setiap malam akibat mimpi buruk.
Muhammad Jmasi, 6
Saya takut dengan suara bom ketika mulai mendekat rumah saya. Saya berlari ke ayah dan ia selalu mencoba menenangkan. Namun ketika ayah tidak ada lagi di sekitar kami, saya dan saudara lelakiku kini menjadi sangat ketakutan. Saya ingin bermain lagi dengan teman-teman saya di jalan, dan saya ingin bola baru untuk bermain sepak bola.
(rep/mr)Sumber:www.kisah islam.com
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