“The temporary truce and the release of the hostages agreed to by Israel and Hamas are welcome, but it is essential to reach a lasting ceasefire for the good of all children”, Ashing stressed in a statement.
“This truce will provide much needed respite from relentless bombing for children in Gaza, but they still lack the necessities to survive: food, drinking water, a roof over their heads, medical care, and most of all – to be safe and protected. A few days’ pause in fighting won’t keep children safe”, she stressed.
She pointed out in this regard that over 1.5 million people are displaced and have limited or no access to food, drinking water nor sanitation to meet their basic daily needs.
The activist highlighted that more than half of the homes and schools in the Gaza Strip are damaged. “All hospitals in the north (of the Strip) are now out of service, unable to treat the thousands of injured children,” she said.
“We cannot allow an entire generation to bear the brunt of this conflict while the world watches, we need a lasting ceasefire now,” he stressed.
Several UN agencies, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), repeatedly warned about the dramatic situation of children in Gaza due to Israeli aggression. “Children are denied their right to life and health (…) Protecting hospitals and delivering life-saving medical supplies is a duty under the laws of war,” Adele Khodr, regional director of UNICEF, recently warned.
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