“By November 3, 2,326 women and 3,760 children and teenagers had been killed in this new wave of violence. These figures represent 67 percent of all the fatalities caused by this new escalation,” the Cuban minister noted.

Every day, 420 children, some of whom are just a few months old, are killed or injured, and that is an unacceptable reality, Portal said in a message on the Public Health Ministry’s website.

Shockingly, some 50,000 pregnant women are currently in Gaza, and they and their children are in severe danger due to the lack of access to adequate medical services, he warned.

The shortage of food, water and medical care jeopardizes the lives of mothers and newborns.

Cuba’s Public Health Ministry called on the international community to demand an end to the disproportionate violence and to unite in the struggle for justice and peace.

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