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My name is Haram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Alawa, I'm 12 years old. We live in Dar al-Balah, in Khana. All the parks and amusement parks were destroyed by the war. There are no places left for recreation, so hundreds of thousands of children are currently crowding the beach without knowing how to swim. I'm lighter than the sea because I haven't learned to swim. I saw that there was a swimming registration, so I went and registered so I could become a swimming champion. [Good morning. May God be pleased with you. Why are you late? How are you, Amir? May God be pleased with you. You're clever, ma'am. Then
I saw the boys. Their morale is shattered. We told them their father and mother were martyred, and the boys. their morale is low. They don't talk, they don't interact with the other children. This, my dear, this is a targeted attack. This is the targeting of our neighbors' house. It's Tala. Her little sister is Tala. My dear, this is Abu Nasr's house where his son Muhammad and his wife were martyred. It happened there, and the three boys are still there. Oh, Hala And Tala and Amir, Hala has platinum leg braces, and her running was fraught with fatigue and complications.
I'm struggling with the difficulties I face with the children. I'm 65 years old. I want to do everything for them, but I can't do everything for them. Her situation has changed; she's not like a 10-year-old girl. She's taken on the responsibility of her brothers and sister like a 16- or 17-year-old. She's been deprived of her childhood. Today, I can go out and play with my friend because I bathe Tala, dress her, wash her clothes, and clean for her. Amir bathes and washes his clothes. My hopes are pinned on the children, on Hala, Tala, and Amir. I want to see them happy, to see the smiles on their faces.
Come on, let's go so we can line up and go to the pool. When the swimming club opened, I told them to register. I told them, " Six of you, register!" Maybe, just maybe, their mental state will change, their situation will improve. Learning to swim is very important for children at this stage. There are no other places for recreation, and that's why she. It's crucial for all these children to avoid drowning, so we dug out the sand on the beach with our hands and axes, creating amazing places beyond imagination. People and children from all over the Gaza Strip used to come here for recreation. Today, the signs of the " freedom" and the "rocket" and the "lie" are still there. Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep.
I've learned all the moves, but there's one thing: the free-for-all. I can't learn it yet. I need to practice to learn more. These areas used to be tourist resorts; they all had swimming pools. I'm trying to find the last one among the tents. This pool was used as a swimming center for boys. It was the pool where swimming championships were held. Many other goals have changed over the years. The most prominent goal in recent years has been to help children overcome the trauma they faced during the successive wars. " Hey kids, what's up?
Why are you swimming in this place? The water is polluted!" "And what about the pollution? Don't you see all the pollution in it?" " Okay, yeah." Why are you jumping in there? It's wrong! Get out! All the water and sewage treatment plants have been disabled and destroyed by the Israeli occupation. Unfortunately, all the wastewater is being dumped untreated into the sea in Gaza City specifically, unlike other areas. Today's lesson was great, and I learned about the rocket, the star, the afternoon nap, and the simple nap. Today was a wonderful and enjoyable lesson. I'm ready to go into the sea and become independent. I'm on my own now. I'm no longer
afraid of the sea because I've trained and I'm no longer afraid of the sea. The carnival will be, God willing, on Friday. The first thing we'll learn is how to dive, how to swim, what we learned in the courses. We want to be up to the responsibility, or not up to it. We are up to the responsibility, we're ready for this. We're ready, ready. today. There's a big, big canvas, and we're going there. They'll entertain us and give us the certificates. I'm excited to go play and run in the sea and launch the rocket. Put it in there, there's plenty of space. There's a lot of pain. There's plenty of room, by God, today we have a graduation carnival for 3000 children, a huge number never before
organized in the field of swimming education worldwide. The main fear is Israeli targeting. What are you going to do, kids? [These are historic moments for Palestine and Gaza. They emerged from under the rubble and are rebuilding themselves through their children. Our children are capable and can achieve the impossible. I was with them in the sea and I was happy today. I was happy and I was listening to the mercy in the sea today, and we learned freedom, accompanied by the children.
