Urgent Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Israel’s Rejects Cease-Fire, Children at Risk of Mass Casualties

2023-10-25 09:33:19

AIsrael is of the position that the war will continue until the safety of all Israelis is ensured and the cease-fire proposal will not be accepted. As Israel rejects a cease-fire proposal, Gaza is heading for mass death. The UN refugee agency has warned that the last drop of fuel in Gaza will run out by tonight. UNICEF has also announced that 2360 children have been killed in Israel’s attack so far. UNICEF has announced that 2360 children have been killed in 18 days. 5364 children were injured. 30 children were killed in Israel. UNICEF responded that the situation in Gaza was a moral disgrace.

UNICEF has called for an immediate ceasefire. Almost all children in the Gaza Strip face constant attacks, displacement, and severe shortages of essential items such as food, water, and medicine. UNICEF Middle East Regional Director Adel Khodr said the killing, maiming, hostage taking of children and attacks on hospitals and schools are serious violations of children’s rights.

12 out of 32 major hospitals stopped functioning due to lack of fuel. The rest is only partially functional. Voluntary organizations are warning of mass casualties if fuel does not reach hospitals overcrowded with wounded soon. More than 12 lakh refugees are on the streets without food or water. The UN agencies providing aid to them will stop working today if the fuel does not arrive. 5.5 million Gazans are living in 150 UN shelters. Twenty trucks with fuel are waiting at the Rafah border, but Israel has not allowed them to enter Gaza.

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500 trucks a day used to arrive in Gaza, now only 20 are allowed in total. There is a shortage of essential medicines and food. After Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ speech at the UN, the argument for humanitarian aid to Gaza is gaining strength at the international level. Jordan Ranji Rania Al Abdullah says the world’s indifference when innocent people die is disappointing. Australia has called for a pause in military operations and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel continues heavy airstrikes. 704 people including 300 children were killed in the last 24 hours.

Last Updated Oct 25, 2023, 3:14 PM IST
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