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Gaza children with Down syndrome are still reckoning with the devastation of the war

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 82 words · By Video by Juliette Brown
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What to know about Gaza children with Down syndrome are still reckoning with the devastation of the war

The war in Gaza has especially affected the most vulnerable groups in the enclave; among them are children with Down syndrome.

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What happened

The war in Gaza has especially affected the most vulnerable groups in the enclave; among them are children with Down syndrome.

Why it matters

During the war, health and education services dedicated to them have largely collapsed, according to specialists and families.

Common ground

Many children with Down syndrome in the coastal enclave suffer chronic health conditions, including poor blood circulation, cataracts, and respiratory problems, requiring constant medical care, according the Right to Live Society, a Palestinian nonprofit…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Right to Live Society, a Palestinian nonprofit working to rehabilitate children with Down syndrome and Autism”
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Two independent sources confirm the existence and nature of the Right to Live Society. One source describes it as a 'center for Gaza children with Down Syndrome and autism' and another mentions it in the context of services for children with Down syndrome in Gaza.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestinians (Arabic: الفلسطينيون, romanized: al-Filasṭīniyyūn) are an Arab national group native to the region of Palestine, descended from those who have inhabited the area over the millennia. They …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nakba (Arabic: النَّكْبَة, romanized: an-Nakba, lit. 'the catastrophe') is the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Arabs by Israel through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, propert…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palestinian right of return is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees, both first-generation refugees (c. 30,000 to 50,000 people still alive as of 2012) and their descendan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_right_of_return
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Claim 2: “Many children with Down syndrome in the coastal enclave suffer chronic health conditions, including poor blood circulation, cataracts, and respiratory problems”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information regarding the specific chronic health conditions (blood circulation, cataracts, respiratory problems) of children with Down syndrome in Gaza. The search results for this claim are generic public health papers or unrelated to the specific population in Gaza.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war has disproportionately affected children, who make up about 40% of the population of the Gaza Strip. In November 2023, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that "Gaza is becoming …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_the_Gaza_war_on_chil…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The population of the Gaza Strip underwent a famine as a result of an Israeli blockade during the Gaza war between 22 August 2025 and 19 December 2025. The prevention of basic essentials and humanitar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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Claim 3: “During the war, health and education services dedicated to [children with Down syndrome] have largely collapsed”
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The specific claim that services for children with Down syndrome have 'largely collapsed' is explicitly stated in the France 24 report. While other sources (Wikipedia, PMC) confirm a general collapse of the healthcare system and attacks on health facilities in Gaza, they do not specifically mention services for Down syndrome. Therefore, this specific detail is only corroborated by one source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A significant number of attacks on healthcare facilities occurred during the Gaza war and genocide. During the first week of the war, there were 94 attacks on health care facilities in Israel and Gaza…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_health_facilities_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 75,811 people (73,770+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many health workers have been killed during attacks on medical facilities and medical transport in the Gaza war. During the war, Israeli forces killed 1,722 healthcare workers in Gaza, approximately 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_health_workers_in_t…
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