https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ab8aba7b-fbc6-4812-a3bc-b85f192be90a Abdullah says he learned to survive before he could even speak. “They say children should play,” he says, “but here, even a child has to know resilience.” He remembers the smell of notebooks and the laughter of friends, now replaced by the sound of war and loss. “It’s like an earthquake hit us,” he says, “erasing everything around us.” Yet even amid the rubble, Abdullah dreams. “A dream here isn’t weakness,” he says. “It’s how we resist, how we hold on to life.” This is Gaza through the eyes of its children, where survival comes first, and hope is an act of defiance. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:42:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ab8aba7b-fbc6-4812-a3bc-b85f192be90a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.