Gaza's children with Down syndrome struggle to rebuild skills lost to genocide

Gaza's children with Down syndrome struggle to rebuild skills lost to genocide Submitted by Abdallah al-Naami on Fri, 09/18/2026 - 11:03 Displacement, trauma and destroyed care centres force children and their families to start again amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis A child with Down syndrome smiles during a class held inside a makeshift tent in central Gaza (MEE/Abdallah al-Naami) Off After a long walk through displacement camps and dusty roads, 13-year-old Heba Alataar arrives exhausted at her class at the Rig