Elaine Loughlin: Children with the wounds of war are everywhere

A baby wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is treated in a hospital in Khan Younis. Hospitals in Gaza are completely overwhelmed. Picture: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair

Omar, a “sweet little boy with gentle, gentle eyes” is nine years old.

But he keeps those eyes closed for long periods now, willing the images of his mother, father, and twin brother to come into sharp focus in his mind.