"The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed on Tuesday that ten children lose one or two legs every day in the Gaza Strip"
"He continued, "We also know how amputations are carried out in very horrific conditions, sometimes without any kind of anesthesia, and this also applies to children.""
"Lazzarini warned again that UNRWA's funding would run out after the end of August,"
"More than half a million #children out of school in #Gaza, says #UNRWA commissioner general - Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the #UN agency for #Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says the war in Gaza has put more than half a million boys and girls out of school.
“Every day of war deepens the scars, risking a lost generation vulnerable to exploitation,” Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on social media platform X. “Children are being robbed of childhood.” (from the #Guardian live feed, 08.36 CET, 09. February 2024)