Israel’s war inflicting ‘unprecedented and potentially irreversible harm’ on Palestinian children
Save the Children has published a new report on the impact of Israel’s war on Palestinian children in Gaza.
It said the conflict “has inflicted unprecedented and potentially irreversible harm on Palestinian children, with consequences that threaten not only their individual futures but the very fabric of Palestinian society for generations to come”.
The report identified several short and long-term consequences of the conflict on Palestinian children.
It said children in Gaza face acute risks from explosive weapons, starvation, disease, and lack of essential services, while malnutrition, inadequate healthcare, and constant exposure to violence are inflicting lasting damage on their physical and cognitive development.
Palestinian children get bulgur wheat at a food distribution kitchen in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 22
No medics, no ambulances to rescue Palestinians trapped in north Gaza
More than 40 Palestinians were killed yesterday evening when Israeli forces targeted a six-floor building in the Jabalia refugee camp. There are no civil defence teams, no paramedics, no ambulances operating in the northern Gaza Strip. The bodies were found by their neighbours or relatives.
According to people there, many are still trapped under the rubble, but there are no civil defence teams, so no one is able to rescue them. People there are trying to do so with their bare hands.
Israeli forces have also been shelling the area around the Kamal Adwan Hospital. This is not the first time Israeli forces have targeted this hospital. They previously stormed it and forced people and medical teams to evacuate.
Gaza’s rubbish crisis
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in dire sanitary conditions in central Gaza, with no way to dispose of their rubbish as Israel’s military has blocked access to landfills.
This means, the Israeli-designated “safe zones” are getting filled with rubbish and raw sewage.
Over 415,000 in Gaza sheltering in UNRWA school buildings
More than 415,000 displaced people in Gaza are now seeking refuge in school buildings operated by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says on X.
The growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza has left many without access to adequate food, water, or healthcare, pushing resources and infrastructure to the brink of collapse as winter approaches.
“A place that lacks anything suitable for living, surviving,” says Aisha, a young displaced woman, in a video posted by the agency.
https:/twitter.com/UNRWA/status/1862819363323011418
