Guilt, grief and strength: Gaza’s ‘sole survivor’ children face life alone

Guilt, grief and strength: Gaza’s ‘sole survivor’ children face life alone Submitted by Huda Skaik on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:25 Thousands of children who lost their families in Israeli strikes navigate grief, trauma and adulthood with little support A Palestinian mourns the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip in 21 June 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Every morning, 13-year-old Jana al-Motouq wakes up alone.