UNRWA: Every day 10 children’s legs are amputated in Gaza

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, UNRWA Commissioner General Philip Lazzarini said about 2 thousand Children in Gaza have lost one or two legs since the beginning of the war.

According to Wafa news agency, Lazzarini said in a press conference held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland: “Basically every “We have 10 children a day who lose one or two legs on average.” He explained that these numbers do not include children who lost upper limbs.

He said that this statistic is based on figures issued by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Lazzarini added: “10 children a day means about 2,000 children, after more than 260 days of this brutal war; But the effects of the war in Gaza will never go away, and the attacks are increasing every day, and the risk of starvation is increasing every moment.” It is done without any kind of anesthesia and this also applies to children.” He also mentioned the report of the non-governmental organization “Save the Children” that it is estimated that 21,000 children have disappeared in Gaza so far. Some of them are buried under the rubble, or captured or buried in unknown graves. According to the human rights group, at least 17,000 children are away from their families in the Gaza Strip, and 4,000 children are buried under the rubble. Buildings are missing.

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