UNICEF: Israel’s war against Gaza is a war against children/ 90% of children do not have access to sufficient and safe water

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, “James Alder, the spokesperson of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced in his speech that the indifference of those in power towards the events in Gaza has led to a humanitarian disaster in this region in which one million children are suffering.

In an interview with al-Mayadeen, Alder addressed the catastrophic deterioration of the situation of children in the Gaza Strip and stated that Gaza is the most dangerous place for children on the planet. The massacre of this number of children in Israel’s aggression against Gaza shows how these children are targeted in a discriminatory way (compared to other children in the world).

He warned. He said that the continuation of the war and not paying attention to the requests for a ceasefire means the death of many children; Of course, not only as a result of the bombing, but also because of contracting all kinds of diseases as a result of these attacks and also because of negligence and inattention of the relevant parties.

Israel’s war against Gaza is a war with children

This UN official emphasized, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported that 19 thousand people have been massacred in the Gaza Strip in Israeli attacks. A large number of them, 40%, are children, and for this reason, we call Israel’s war against Gaza a war against children. Nations expressed and emphasized their anger at the indifference of those in power towards human tragedies in Gaza and the pitiful conditions of children, I am very angry; Because in the shadow of this situation and neglecting the children of Gaza, more children will be injured and will lose their arms and legs in the attacks in the coming days.

Referring to the large number of children in Gaza whose body parts have been cut off as a result of bombings and barbaric attacks by the Zionist regime, he said that it is very unfortunate that thousands of children who are massacred in Gaza every day have become mere numbers and statistics. I am so angry that we see this amount of hypocrisy and hypocrisy in dealing with human disasters and I am so angry with myself that I can’t do anything.

On the other hand “Margaret Harris”, the spokesperson of the World Health Organization, also presented a sad scene of the human situation in the Gaza Strip and announced that the people of Gaza do not know at any moment whether they are going to live or die.

According to this report, 10 thousand children and infants have been martyred as a result of the brutal attacks of the occupying regime in the Gaza Strip, and hundreds of children have been missing for weeks. They are under the rubble and it is not possible to save them. Also, the number of Palestinian children injured in this war is about 18 thousand, and hundreds of them are in critical condition. Dozens of children have also suffered amputations and severe burns. text-align:justify”>Human rights organizations reported that in addition to the bombings, children in Gaza are at risk of dying from hunger and thirst, especially since Palestinian families often have no more than one meager meal and are forced to subsist on unhealthy food. use.

In a statement published by UNICEF, it is stated that half of the water and sewage facilities in the Gaza Strip have been severely damaged or completely destroyed as a result of Israeli aggression. The lack of clean water in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of contracting water-borne diseases such as cholera and chronic diarrhea. The number of cases of diarrhea in children under five years of age in Gaza is about 20 times higher than the monthly average.

The organization stressed that the minimum amount of water needed by a person in an emergency situation is 15 liters, while a child in Gaza consumes only one and a half to two liters of water per day. Gazans are now at risk of dying from thirst and water-related diseases, Human Rights Watch said. I once again warn the Israeli authorities that denying access to essential drinking water to the Gaza Strip violates both international humanitarian law and human rights law. Israel has no right to use water as a weapon of war. While the casualties caused by the continuous bombings in the Gaza Strip have increased significantly, the lack of clean water and lack of sanitation can lead to the massacre of more civilians.

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