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Name: Hadi Hachem Hachem
Age: 12 years old
Place of Birth: Syria, Damascus
Date of Birth: 1995
Hobbies: Photography, swimming
Favorite dish: Spaghetti
Favorite country: Locally, here - outside, Damascus
Favorite season: Summer

interview by Tareq Mohammad Ali Qdouh

What were the economic and health situations that you lived during the war?
I suffered some sickness during the war. Besides, we ran out of money, so we went to the bank and withdrew my mother's international salary.

Where did you sleep during the war?
I was sleeping at my aunt's and grandpa's houses. Then I left for one week in Damascus.

Did you receive any aid? From who?
No, I didn't get aid or rations because I was in Syria during the war and I wasn't displaced.

Was your house destroyed? How did you feel?
No, my house wasn't destroyed and I was happy for that.

When did you leave the country? Did you stay?
I was in Syria before the war and I didn’t stay.

Did you lose any of your relatives or friends?
No, I haven't lost anybody.

Do you know why the war started?
The war started because Hizbullah kidnapped two soldiers from Palestine, and Ehuda Barak rushed in declaring the war.

Do you know who protected the soil of the South?
The Resistance, along with Hizbollah,

Did you receive hardship cases? What is it?
Yes, I faced difficult situations, and I was also afraid about my father who is in Germany.

Did you have relatives in the south? Give your opinions what do you think might happen.

My grandpa and ma were in the village when the two soldiers were kidnapped during the war.

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