Damage in Gaza after ceasefire
At least 67 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since a US-brokered ceasefire took effect last month, the UN children's agency UNICEF said. The latest death was in an Israeli air strike on a house in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday, UNICEF spokesman Ricardo Pires said at a news conference in Geneva. The previous day, seven more children were killed in a massive Israeli attack across the Strip. Pires told reporters,
“These (attacks) are happening in the midst of a ceasefire agreed by both sides, which is extremely horrific. Even after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect, child deaths are still rising.” “We have said repeatedly that these are not statistics: every child had a family, a dream, a life – all of which have been destroyed in an instant by the ongoing violence,” a UNICEF spokesperson said. Children are the biggest victims of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
UNICEF said last month that at least 64,000 children have been killed in Israeli attacks since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Save the Children said this week that an average of 475 Palestinian children per month in 2024 were disabled for life. Some of them suffered brain injuries, others suffered severe burns. The organization said that Gaza has become the largest home to children with disabilities in modern history. There are widespread allegations that Israel is using hunger as a weapon of war. As a result, a terrible humanitarian disaster has occurred in Gaza.
Many children have already died due to lack of food. On the other hand, last week, the Israeli army claimed that its soldiers were fired upon in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. In response, Israel launched a series of airstrikes across the valley. However, Hamas rejected Israel's claim. The organization said that at least 32 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli attack during that time.
This horrific provocative attack proves that the Israeli government wants to start genocide in Gaza again. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said yesterday that its teams have recently treated dozens of Palestinian women and children in Gaza. Some of the women and children suffered broken bones and gunshot wounds to their arms, legs or heads in Israeli strikes. Tents are now the most urgent need for homeless families in Gaza as winter sets in. But Israel continues to restrict the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, forcing families to spend the night in the open air in the cold.
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