Palestine's besieged Gaza Strip has become a 'children's graveyard', UNICEF spokesman James Elder said. He said this at a press conference held in Geneva. Al Jazeera news.
UNICEF says 940 children have been reported missing in Gaza as a result of the ongoing conflict.
According to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, until now more than 3500 children have been killed by Israeli bombings; That's about half of those killed in the conflict.
At the press conference, UNICEF spokesperson Eldar also said, "Children are not only dying in Gaza because of Israeli bombings; They are dying even in the absence of necessary treatment.
He said, "Gaza now receives 5 percent of its water supply from the outside." As a result, children are constantly dehydrated at an alarming rate. James called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza.
The occupying Israeli forces have been carrying out regular aggressive attacks on the Palestinian Gaza Strip for more than three consecutive weeks. Hospitals in the region have become one of the main targets of their attacks. Also there is regular civilian casualties.
According to the latest data, 8 thousand 525 Palestinians have been killed so far in Gaza by Israel's indiscriminate attacks. Almost half of them are children. Another 20,000 were injured. Besides, many people are buried under the ruins of buildings destroyed by air strikes.
On the other hand, Israel has created an inhumane situation in the besieged Gaza. The Netanyahu government has stopped the supply of water, electricity and fuel to Gaza since October 7. Even more than 1.4 million residents of Gaza have been displaced by Israeli violence. Of which more than 6 lakhs have taken refuge in 150 emergency refugee camps run by the United Nations.
Six bombs fall on Gaza every minute:
Israel continues to bomb the besieged Gaza Strip. Six bombs are being dropped from the aircraft every minute. This information was reported by Middle East Monitor citing BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen.
The Palestinian independence group Hamas launched a surprise rocket attack on Israel on October 7. In response to this attack, the Israeli army has been carrying out continuous airstrikes on Gaza since that day. Three weeks later, the attack continues.
More than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in this attack. Among the dead are more than 3 thousand children. And at least 20 thousand were injured. In addition to airstrikes, Israeli forces have launched ground operations this week.
The BBC's international editor, veteran journalist Jeremy Bowen, is collecting news from Israel on Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. He said in a report on Sunday (October 29) that Israel has started an all-out ground operation in the northern part of Gaza. As part of this campaign, extensive bombing is being carried out.
"Woke up just an hour ago in my hotel in southern Israel," Jeremy Bowen said in an X (ex-Twitter) post on Sunday describing the extent of the Israeli bombardment. I have been hearing constant Israeli artillery bombardment in Gaza ever since I took off. I saw by multiplication, six explosions are happening every minute.
The Israeli army said that 6,000 bombs were dropped in the Palestinian Gaza Strip in the first week after the conflict began on October 7. The weight of these bombs is about 4 thousand tons. After that, as the days went by, the amount of bombardment also increased.
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