Malala Yousafzai “grieving” for children “caught in the middle”.
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BLOG – Israel at war; Hamas hostages: Day 56

Israel-Hamas ceasefire extended for 24 hours; at least 8 hostages expected to be released on Thursday

October 10, 2023, 7:28 pm Edit
Hostages released since the truce: Eitan Yahalomi with his mother and Emily Hand with her father
Hostages released since the truce: Eitan Yahalomi with his mother and Emily Hand with her father
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Malala Yousafzai “grieving” for children “caught in the middle”.

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012, has called for “immediate ceasefire” to the conflict in Israel, saying she was “grieving” for the Palestinian and Israeli children “caught in the middle”.

In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, Ms Yousafzai, 26, said she was “only 11 years old” when she “witnessed violence and terrorism” and “peace became something we could only dream about”.

In 2012, a gunman from the Taliban shot Ms Yousafzai in the head as she rode home from school on a bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. She was 15 years old at the time.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote online: “I join the call for an immediate ceasefire. As I have processed the tragic news of the past days, I think of the Palestinian and Israeli children caught in the middle.

“I was only 11 years old when I witnessed violence and terrorism. We woke up to the sounds of mortar shells, saw our schools and mosques destroyed by bombs. Peace became something we could only dream about.

“War never spares children – not those kidnapped from their homes in Israel, not those hiding from airstrikes or without food and water in Gaza. Today, I am grieving for all the children and people longing for peace and justice in the Holy Land.”