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Children in Gaza witness 'unspeakable atrocities' amid Israel war: UN official

2 Aug 2024 - 13:25

Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have witnessed “unspeakable atrocities” following 300 days of Israeli attacks on the enclave, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.


"They are living in trauma and shock due to 300 days of war, displacement, loss and pain."
The UN Agency launched a learning program for the traumatised children in the war-torn enclave.
“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will give children a refuge from the horrors they continue to live through,” Lazzarini said.
"Through sports, arts, drama, games + creating space to reunite with friends and making new ones, our teachers are providing a ray of light amid the darkness," he added.
Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since a 7 October, 2023 attack by Hamas.
Nearly 39,500 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 91,000 injured, according to local health authorities.
Almost 10 months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on 6 May.


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