UNRWA: Gaza’s children search for water instead of going to School
GAZA, April 09 (YPA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday, that the Israeli ongoing blockade which is stopping the entry of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having a “devastating impact” on children in the war-ravaged enclave.
“In northern Gaza, children are not looking for their toys or pencils, but for water,” UNRWA said in a post on X . “They are not going to school, but pushing carts to help fetch something to soothe their thirst.”
In northern #Gaza, children are not looking for their toys or pencils, but for water.
They are not going to school, but pushing carts to help fetch something to soothe their thirst.It is over five weeks since the Israeli-imposed siege suspended the entry of aid and commercial… pic.twitter.com/3sIeqSLEJC
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“It is over five weeks since the Israeli-imposed siege suspended the entry of aid and commercial supplies into Gaza,” UNRWA added. “Safe water, food, shelter and medical care have become increasingly scarce. The impact on children is devastating.”
Since 2 March, the Israeli occupation l has closed Gaza’s crossings and blocked the entry of essential supplies, including food, water and medicine, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the enclave.
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