In Gaza, the suffering of children is ‘just intolerable’
We’ve spoken to Hamish Young, senior emergency coordinator for UNICEF, who is currently in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
He described the situation for children in the besieged and bombarded territory as “absolutely horrific”, citing the toll of about 15,000 children killed and the higher number of those wounded.
“On top of that, without a doubt, every child in Gaza is suffering enormously from the psychological damage of the war, as well,” Young said.
He noted that it’s “really important” to recognise that “every child in Gaza” has lost a parent, or grandparent or a sibling “because the numbers can become overwhelming”.
“We’ve become numb to these numbers, but these are real small children,” Young said.
“Just last week I was in Gaza City at a hospital with a young boy called Osama, who is 11 years old. He was out playing on the beach with his friends – it’s hard to think of anything more innocent than that – a blast went off, he was hit in the back of the head with shrapnel and now he’s a quadriplegic and on ventilator support,” he added.
“The suffering is just intolerable.”
Palestinian builds below-ground home for his family in Gaza
Tayseer Obaid has been displaced nine times during Israel’s war on Gaza. He’s now made a below-ground home for his family by digging out the soil beneath the tents where they live.
No doubt gonna be accused and bombed for building terror tunnels...
Full UN membership key to regional de-escalation: Palestinian president
Full Palestinian membership at the UN is the key to security and stability in the Middle East, President Mahmoud Abbas said while addressing the D-8 summit in Cairo.
Abbas said the Palestinian people are facing daily Israeli massacres, starvation and attempts to forcibly displace them.
“This requires the immediate implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2735 demanding a ceasefire, the entry of aid, full withdrawal from Gaza and Palestine assuming its responsibilities in the Strip.” he added.
“Achieving security and stability in the region requires Palestine to obtain full membership in the UN and more international recognition” of the Palestinian state, Abbas said.
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