Esther Salifu
The Commissioner General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini, General, has emphasized the need for the international community to take action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and hold those responsible accountable for their actions.
He stated this In a statement.
Lazzarini described the situation in Gaza as “the largest cohort of child amputees in modern history” and “the real-world embodiment of hell on earth for its one million children.”
The statement reads: “The devastating statistics are staggering: 42,603 registered martyrs, including 17,000 children, 171 infants, and 786 under one-year-olds, with 37 deaths from hunger and 11,673 women killed.
“42,603 registered martyrs, out of whom 17,000 children, 171 infants, 786 were less than one-year-old, 37 died of hunger, 11,673 women, 1,047 medical staff, 85 civil defense personnel, 177 journalists. Additionally, 520 bodies were recovered from 7 mass graves inside hospitals, and 10,000 are still missing.
“100,282 wounded arrived at hospitals, 12,000 wounded need to travel abroad for medical treatments, 12,500 cancer patients face death due to the lack of appropriate treatments, 396 media correspondents. 35,055 children living without their parents or without one of them, 71,338 viral hepatitis cases diagnosed due to displacement. 5,000 detainees, 310 medical staff among the three doctors who were assassinated, and 193 shelters targeted”.
“In the occupied West Bank, the number of detainees has reached 11,400, including 9,392 administrative detainees, 129 journalists (58 of whom are still under arrest), 750 children, and 430 women. Additionally, thousands of detainees from Gaza and forcibly disappeared individuals are languishing in the occupation prisons and concentration camp without any information about them”
“Thousands more detainees from Gaza and forcibly disappeared individuals languish in occupation prisons and concentration camps without
Experts and governments have accused Israel of carrying out a genocide against the Palestinian people, citing statements from senior Israeli officials indicating an intent to destroy Gaza’s population. The enforced Israeli blockade has led to starvation and famine, with humanitarian supplies blocked or attacked.
His words: “Silence is required when children sleep, not when they are slaughtered like sheep right in front of the world’s eyes. Silence is complicity.
“The international community must take action to address this humanitarian crisis and hold those responsible accountable for their actions.
