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Farah, 3, victim of forbidden warfare

2009-05-31

Farah, 3 years old, whose body was severely burnt by white phosphourus during operation Cast Lead, where Israel attacked the Gaza Strip with phosphorus bombs. Farah survived miraculously after treatment in Egypt. But her mother died due to infections of her wounds, 3 months after the war. Today Farah is cared for by her grandmother.

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Farah, 3, victim of forbidden warfare

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Photo by Jonte Wentzel

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