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Rami Adham, a Finnish-Syrian Aid worker smuggles nearly 1000 toys into Syria every few months in an attempt to brighten the lives of the children of Aleppo.
The brutality and savagery of war has destroyed lives and buildings in Syria's Homs, but some Syrian kids caught in the chaos refuse to let it get to them. They will do whatever it takes to live a normal life, and don't hesitate to search for Pikachu and friends in the rubble of their destroyed city.
Five years after the start of the Syrian civil war, Aleppo has opened its first boxing club. Amid battles between ISIS, rebel forces and Syrian regime, the children of the city are learning to punch their way out of the war.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the "daily toll on civilians in Gaza, particularly on children is far to high" during a press conference in Tel Aviv. Blinken is on a week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. SOUNDBITE
Rockets are seen in the sky above the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Now in its third month, the war was launched in response to the unprecedented attacks on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7. It has left Gaza in ruins, killing more than 18,600 people, mostly women and children. IMAGES