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Story summary
- Wael Mesheh, a 17-year-old from Balata refugee camp, was killed by an Israeli drone after joining Hamas's Qassam Brigades.
- His father Belal described Wael's shift from aspiring computer programmer to fighter after witnessing violence against his family.
- The Balata camp's poverty and regular military raids have fueled rising trauma among its youth.
- Experts say the occupation's toll fuels trauma, while martyrdom is portrayed as heroic amid despair.
