Gaza Humanitarian Situation Beyond Catastrophe: UNICEF Executive Director Russell
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, drawing attention to the painful reality experienced in the Gaza Strip, said, “Every day, families are faced with new horrors. Attacks and violence against schools continue. This humanitarian crisis has reached catastrophic proportions.”
Fore, who stated that children are constantly being forced to move from place to place, emphasized that attacks on the health system deprive children of treatment opportunities. Fore, who stated that injured children are being injured again, said that emergency medical teams in Gaza are trying to save lives under difficult conditions.
Fore also touched on the targeting of the UNICEF vehicle, stating that these attacks had a negative impact on humanitarian aid efforts. Stating that the collapse in Gaza had a negative impact on children and families, Fore said that attacks against humanitarian aid personnel were unacceptable.
Urgent Aid Needed in Gaza Strip
UNICEF Executive Director Fore stressed the need for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, calling on all parties to create a safe environment. Stating that the international community must intervene urgently so that children in Gaza have a healthy and safe future, Fore noted that the crisis must be ended.
| What’s Happening in the Gaza Strip |
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| Targeting of UNICEF vehicles |
| Re-injury of injured children |
| Emergency medical teams working in difficult conditions |
| Constant displacement of children |
| Call for immediate and sustainable ceasefire |
