Israeli attacks have left 17,000 orphans in Gaza. One boy hopes Canada will let him start over

UNICEF says Gaza is the most dangerous place on earth to be a child, with more than 17,000 children separated from their parents or orphaned because of Israeli attacks. As children caught up in the war describe missing their parents or wishing they'd died, too, experts say the scope of the psychological trauma they've endured is impossible to estimate.

Israeli attacks have left 17,000 orphans in Gaza. One boy hopes Canada will let him start over
A young boy with a cast on his arm and leg sits in a wheelchair in a hospital hallway.

UNICEF says Gaza is the most dangerous place on earth to be a child, with more than 17,000 children separated from their parents or orphaned because of Israeli attacks. As children caught up in the war describe missing their parents or wishing they'd died, too, experts say the scope of the psychological trauma they've endured is impossible to estimate.