Gaza on verge of losing ‘whole generation’ of children: UN
Juliette Touma, director of communications at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said an entire generation of Palestinian children is threatened if the war on Gaza continues.
Touma said at least 600,000 children in Gaza have been deprived of education since war was declared on the Palestinian territory in October, and they could “fall prey” to exploitation.
“We are on the verge of losing a whole generation of children,” Touma said, explaining that the longer children stay out of school the harder it is for them to return, which leaves them vulnerable to “child labour, child marriage. But also recruitment into armed groups and recruitment into the fighting”.
“If this war continues, we are on the verge of losing a whole generation of children,” warns @JulietteTouma, @UNRWA Director of Communications . pic.twitter.com/SnStyhfb25
— United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) July 11, 2024
Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital struggles with shortages, damage and patient influx
The Indonesian Hospital in the city of Beit Lahiya is the only functioning hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. But staff there say they are struggling with the continuing fuel and medical aid shortages, damage from repeated Israeli bombardment, and an overwhelming number of patients.
