Mideast in Pictures: Gazan children severely affected by Israel-Hamas conflict-Xinhua
Mideast in Pictures: Gazan children severely affected by Israel-Hamas conflict
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2024-04-06 22:24:15
A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
GAZA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A UN official said on Friday children and women were disproportionately affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict that broke out six months ago.
While briefing the UN Security Council on the severe humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, Ramesh Rajasingham, director of the Coordination Division of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said with over 32,000 killed and 75,000 injured in the Gaza Strip, the situation in the Palestinian enclave has reached a critical point, with children and women disproportionately affected.
Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said earlier this week the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans.
The minister added that children in Gaza are living in "a tragic reality of deteriorating health and psychological conditions and food insecurity."
A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)Children are pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)Children play at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)Children play at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)■
