‘I am going crazy’: Families of missing Gaza children endure agonising uncertainty

‘I am going crazy’: Families of missing Gaza children endure agonising uncertainty Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Sat, 04/18/2026 - 15:07 As 2,900 Palestinian children remain missing after Israeli attacks, a mother describes the anguish of not knowing the fate of her ‘vanished’ son Naima al-Sayed says she feels she's going crazy after 10 months without answers on the whereabouts of her missing 14-year-old boy, Anas al-Sayed (MEE/Mohammed al-Sammari) Off To help his family prepare dinner, 14-year-old Anas al-Sayed went out one evening in northern Gaza to collect firewood. After reaching an area close to where Israeli forces were stationed, the Palestinian boy disappeared. Around 10 months later, his family still does not know his whereabouts.