GENEVA: The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the UN said Tuesday, fearing more may die of dehydration.
Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on Oct 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping at least 240 others, including children, according to Israeli officials.The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the strikes have killed 8,525 people, mainly civilians and including more than 3,500 children.
“The numbers are appalling; reportedly more than 3,450 children killed; staggeringly this rises significantly every day.“Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children. It’s a living hell for everyone else.” “Gaza’s water production capacity is a mere five percent of its usual daily output. Child deaths – particularly infants – to dehydration are a growing threat,” he said.
Israel’s ambassador in Geneva, Meirav Eilon Shahar, told reporters on Monday that Hamas was holding 33 children hostage, the youngest nine months old.Elder said that according to figures from health faculties in Gaza, 940 children were missing.
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