. [♪ music ] mahmood, serage, ramsey, and faraz. al jazeera, gaza. >> wonderful talent.before we go with half an hour gone, brazil are leading chile 1-0 in that crucial match at the world cup. can you imagine the excitement there. headlines coming up. >> ithis is the declaration of independence 2.0. >> the gettysburg address, the america's most important speech, the words of abraham lincoln is the latest of burns work. >> the flawed hypocrisy of thompson jefferson's original declarations.

. >> faraz won a prize for playing at a music festival for palestinian children in the occupied waping. he was -- west bank, he was supposed to play again, but israel closed the border. >> reporter: i feel joy when i play with my friend. music gives people joy and takes us away from the siege. >>> more than half of gaza's population of 2 million are children, many exposed to political violence every day. the organization defense children international says more than 350 children were killed in gaza during israel's 3-week invasion at the end of 2008. another 30 in renewed contlict in 2012. farr as's mother says music helps her son and his friends cope. >> translation: i love him learning music, it is connected to the soul and humanity, it is important in gaza when people are so anxious. >> the edward sye eed national conservatory of music has more than 200 students. farr as is playing with his friend much for known with stereotypes about life in gaza, have a listen to this: [ ♪ music ] . >> mahamud on the karhoon, suraj on the hu, d, abdul on the karhoon, ramsay on the tabla. and farras