VIDEO: Israel-Hamas war traumatised Gaza children reenact funerals playing 'paramedic-martyr' game

A video shows children in Gaza appearing to mimic a funeral procession they saw after several burials carried out by Palestinians as a result of continuous Israeli attacks.

Since Israel began bombing the besieged Palestinian enclave on October 7 in response to the fatal Hamas attack, more than 100 children have died every day in Gaza.

The bloodiest Israeli offensive in decades has resulted in at least 5,791 Palestinian deaths.

“We are witnessing a genocide in real time,” a spokesperson for The Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) said.

Esra Abu Ghazzah is one parent who tries to find ways to distract her kids from the bombings and devastation going on around them. Mother, 30, told Al Jazeera that her two young children, ages two and eight, have started throwing up following airstrikes and are also peeing the bed. Both are reactions to intensified terror.

The 95% of Palestinian children in Gaza are dealing with the psychological aftereffects of war.

According to a study by Palestinian psychologist Dr Iman Farajallah, children who endure conflicts may not come out undamaged and may suffer severe psychological, emotional, and behavioural consequences.

Some children display restlessness, regression or violent behaviour.

For Samah Jabr, a 35-year-old mother of four in Gaza City, her eldest son, Qusay, who is 13, is her main worry. She told Al Jazeera, “He is very agitated and lashes out a lot these days. He jumps at any sound,” she said. “He can’t bear anyone speaking loudly, even if they’re joking. I try to tell him that this war will end.”

Others may not want to leave their mothers’ sight, explains Farajallah. “They won’t even leave the room to go to the bathroom or kitchen without their mothers, and I’m talking about teenagers here.”