One child is killed every hour in Gaza, the chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Tuesday.
In a post on social media platform X, Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the organisation, said there is “no place left for children” in Gaza, adding that since the launch of Israel’s war on the enclave, 14,500 children have been killed.
“One child gets killed every hour. These are not numbers. These are lives cut short” the post read.
“Killing children cannot be justified. Those who survive are scarred physically and emotionally” it continued.
UNRWA, which has been banned from operating within Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, urged for a ceasefire and highlighted the plight of children in the besieged enclave. ….more
