"We fly kites instead of warplanes ... military response from Israeli forces since October, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, 45% have been children, they have said.

Staff photo / Bob Coupland Gabby Armstrong, 12, of Niles, center, and Ella de Blok, 8, of Austitnown, right, wait as Juriaan de Blok of Austintown prepares a kite for flying at the Kite Festival ...

The event was organized in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. In footage broadcast by Al Jazeera, children are shown flying kites, symbolizing their desire for peace and freedom. "We're just ...