UNICEF tells Al Jazeera what Gaza urgently needs but doesn’t have
UNICEF says it is working to distribute large quantities of tarps, blankets and winter clothes in Gaza but is still well short of meeting people’s needs.
“We have been able to distribute 250,000 [kits of winter clothing for children],” said UNICEF communications chief Jonathan Crickx. “It’s an important achievement for us, but the total number of children in Gaza is 1 million, so we are nowhere close to supporting all children in Gaza.”
“Most of these children, they don’t have a change of clothes, so when the clothes are wet or dirty, they wear them,” he added.
“We have children who are at risk of dying from hypothermia so we are very, very concerned,” Crickx continued. “It’s really a question of saving lives of children.”
Israeli military says it carried out air strikes in northern Gaza despite ceasefire
Israel’s military says it carried out air strikes in northern Gaza despite a ceasefire being in place.
In a statement posted on X, the Israeli military said its forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip identified several people gathering near the “yellow line”, a demarcation used by Israel inside the enclave, and fired shots to disperse them.
The military claimed that three people later crossed the line and approached Israeli forces. It said two similar incidents occurred elsewhere in northern Gaza.
According to the statement, Israeli aircraft carried out attacks in all three cases “to eliminate the threat”.
There has been no immediate comment from Palestinian authorities, and Al Jazeera is unable to independently verify the Israeli military’s claims.
The incidents come despite a ceasefire agreement intended to halt fighting in Gaza, amid repeated Israeli military actions that Palestinians and rights groups say undermine the truce.
Israeli attack in Gaza City’s Tuffah causes casualties
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting a new Israeli attack in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood. Israeli gunfire in the neighbourhood caused several casualties, they report, citing a local ambulance source.
Drones hum over Gaza City
Destruction in Gaza is still ongoing. There is a combination of high-precision munitions and AI-automated systems Israel has been using.
Right now, I can hear the sound of drones, which have been the main source of frustration for most of Gaza’s population, turning every street and open space into a potential site of high danger.
