Many factors contributed to children involvement in the Intifada. In Gaza refugee camps, an average child of twelve will belong to a large family, and have at least seven siblings. Living in cramped two roomed dwellings, he will spend most of his time outside on the street. There he will congregate with his friends. They will do everything together - play, eat, fight, sing and weep.
Home is an overcrowded space, where mother is struggling to make ends meet.
After such a stressful day a father will come home that evening so edgy that any thing will make him angry. He will often express his frustration by shouting at the equally exhausted mother. One of the first impressions on arriving in Gaza is that it is full of children. Half of its one million population are below the age of 15. School offers no respite for the children.