Growing up under Israeli occupation in Umm al Khair, encircled by barbed wire and illegal settlers

Imagine being a child in a place surrounded on all sides by an occupying power. In Umm al Khair, Palestinian children have been blocked from reaching their school after illegal Israeli settlers erected barbed-wire fences along their route. Just metres away, the village’s only grass football pitch — one of the few remaining spaces for play and relief — now faces an Israeli demolition order. This is what childhood feels like for these children Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook X (Twitter): http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram TikTok:   / trtworld   WhatsApp: trtworld.com/whatsapp Telegram: https://t.me/trtworld Visit our website: http://trt.world