“We’re playing Martyr,” says young girl, “the Martyr is the beloved of Allah"

Four young girls, approximately 4 to 6 years old, are seen carrying a younger girl in an infant seat that is supposed to resemble a stretcher. The baby in the seat is the dead “Martyr.”

Text on screen: "The children of Gaza explain the Martyr game."

Girls (giggling): "The Martyr is the beloved of Allah."

Man: "What are you playing?"

Girl 1: "We're playing Martyr."

Girl 2 (giggling): "We're playing. This is my sister, she has to be the child [Martyr]. We carry her and play."

Man: "What do you tell her?"

Girls: "The Martyr is the beloved of Allah."

Man: "Okay, go on and put her back in place, quickly."

[Al-Jazeera TV, Twitter account, Oct. 22, 2023]

PMW archive:

Palestinian children play “the Martyr game”
during the PA’s terror campaign (2000-2005)

Official PA TV, July 1, 2002

Palestinian children: " With spirit and blood we will redeem you, oh Martyr! Allahu Akbar!"
PA TV narrator: "That's the Martyr’s game."

[Official PA TV, July 1, 2002]

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