Egyptian officials say they are searching for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since Sunday when he left a note saying he wanted to go to Jerusalem to become a martyr for the Palestinian cause. The parents of the boy say they understand his anger but they desperately want him to come home.
According to VOA, The parents of 13-year-old Ammar Hassan Mady say their son left a note saying he wanted to go to the Palestinian territories. In an interview with VOA, Ammar's mother, Waafa Ahmed Abdel Maksoud Kassim, said she believes her son was affected by television accounts of the fighting in the occupied territories. (Albawaba.com)
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