In this news video, Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Khan Younis, Palestine. The toll of the ongoing conflict in Gaza is laid bare through the stories of orphaned children and grieving families. Over 56,000 children have lost their lives, leaving behind a haunting silence where laughter once echoed. Thousands more have been orphaned and displaced, forced to flee southward amidst relentless attacks. In overcrowded camps, vulnerable survivors face dire shortages of food, water, and medicine. The war has not only claimed parents but has also robbed children of their sense of safety and home. As battles intensify in Gaza City, aid workers struggle to reach and accommodate the growing number of orphans left stranded in the streets, their cries for help going unanswered.