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Brent Goff speaks to Save the Children's Dan Stewart in Gaza
August 21, 2025

With Israel's long-expected assault on Gaza City underway, DW spoke with Save the Children's Dan Stewart, who is in Deir al-Balah, south of Gaza City. He said that Palestinian families face impossible choices, with many small children severely traumatized and too weak to cry.

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