A young Palestinian boy who had his leg amputated after an Israeli airstrike received a video call from his idol, Moroccan football player Yassine Bounou.
In Gaza, limbs are lost and lives are changed in an instant as the Israeli bombardment of the enclave continues into the seventh week.
But as casualty figures continue to rise, the conflict hasn’t taken Aasef Abu Mahadi’s smile despite doing its best to rob him of his dreams to become a professional footballer.
He used to play at his neighbourhood club as the team’s goalkeeper, but the joys of his childhood have been replaced by the brutality of bombs.
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