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At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days of conflict with Israel, the head of UN Children’s Fund has said, in a call for immediate ceasefire and aid access to “stave off disaster”.
“Gaza’s one million children are reeling from the mounting consequences of violent conflict with nowhere safe to turn. Lives have been lost and families shattered,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.
Ms. Fore’s comments late on Tuesday came as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also reported that only five trucks in a 24-vehicle humanitarian convoy had been able to enter southern Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, which Israeli authorities closed only hours after reopening it, blaming militants who they said had launched mortars at it.
On May 15, Israeli air strikes razed the Al-Jalaa Tower, which is 11 stories high and houses Al Jazeera and Associated Press offices in the Gaza Strip. Just a
Ceasefire needed now to stave off disaster in Gaza, says UNICEF chief May 19, 2021
Dozens of Palestinian children have been killed, with many more injured and displaced since the escalation of hostilities began in the Gaza Strip. courtesy UNICEF/Eyad El Baba
GENEVA At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days of conflict with Israel, the head of UN Children’s Fund has said, in a call for an immediate ceasefire and aid access to “stave off disaster”.
On Wednesday, the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) launched a flash appeal for $38 million, to deal with the spiraling humanitarian crisis.
At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days of conflict with Israel, the head of UN Children’s Fund has said, in a call for an immediate ceasefire and aid access to “stave off disaster”. .