Two months ago, the United Nations warned of the danger of deaths in Gaza not only from bombs but also from shortages.
In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, High Commissioner Volker Turk noted that more than 30,000 deaths have already been recorded in Gaza and that 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their parents.
Unicef warns that these child deaths are not limited to the hospital and also affect other children in other parts of the Gaza Strip. “These tragic and horrific deaths are manmade, predictable and entirely avoidable,” he said.
According to the agency, “widespread shortages of food, drinking water and medical supplies, a direct result of the access barriers and various threats faced by UN humanitarian operations, are affecting children and mothers and hampering their ability to breastfeed their babies.” particularly in the north of the Gaza Strip.”
“People are hungry, exhausted and traumatized. Many are clinging to life,” the agency warns.
According to the company, aid restrictions in the north are costing lives. Unicef warns that one in six children under two years old in northern Gaza suffers from acute malnutrition. In the South, 5% of children are affected by the problem.