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Rabat – Ted Chaiban, the deputy executive director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has expressed deep concern over the difficult conditions that Palestinian children face in Gaza, which he described as the “most horrific” he has ever witnessed.
Following a recent visit to the enclave, Chaiban revealed that pervasive hunger and disease are widespread among Palestinian children, because the available food is not nutritious enough.
“The little food that is available doesn’t meet children’s unique nutritional needs. As a result, thousands of children are malnourished and sick,” Chaiban said.
He highlighted the urgent need for intervention to prevent further deterioration, warning of the potential for a devastating combination of “indiscriminate conflict,” disease, and widespread hunger, that could lead to increased numbers of casualties.
Since the Israeli Occupation Forces began its bloody war in Gaza in October, the Palestinian death toll has reached at least 24,600 casualties.
The occupation army continues to target residential areas and displaced civilians, as well as deliberately bombing hospitals.
An overnight Israeli air attack on a residential building west of Khan Younis claimed the lives of five innocent civilians, Al Jazeera reported.
Meanwhile, another Israeli strike on an apartment near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Friday resulted in 15 casualties. In addition, a strike in the northern city’s Sabra neighborhood left several civilians injured.
Making matters worse, a near-total communications blackout in Gaza has entered its seventh day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a reiterated stance, strongly opposed the prospect of a future Palestinian state once the war on Gaza ends.
Speaking during a press conference on Thursday, Netanyahu rejected the US proposal for the establishment of a Palestinian state “until complete victory,” shattering Palestinians’ despairing hope for a sustained period of calm.
