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News Topical, Digital Desk : The United Nations (UN) has expressed concern in its latest report that an average of 28 children are dying every day due to Israel's aggressive action in the Gaza Strip. They are becoming victims of hunger and malnutrition due to bomb attacks or lack of humanitarian aid.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that the daily deaths of children due to bomb attacks, malnutrition, starvation, lack of essential services and humanitarian assistance are worrying.
18 thousand children have lost their lives since 2023
According to the UN report, more than 18 thousand children have lost their lives so far in the military campaign being run by Israel against Hamas in Gaza after October 7, 2023. The death of a child every hour is quite worrying. So far a total of 60,933 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and more than 1.5 lakh have been injured. On Wednesday, 83 people were killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza, including 58 people who had gathered to receive humanitarian aid.
News of Israeli occupation of Gaza is worrying
According to Reuters, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenka has said that reports of Israeli preparations for annexation of Gaza are deeply worrying. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a meeting with top security officials regarding the occupation of Gaza.
Hamas is starving hostages: Israel
According to AP, Israel called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to free its citizens from Hamas's captivity. These hostages have been in Hamas's custody for the past two years. Recently a video surfaced in which an Israeli hostage was seen digging his own grave.
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