According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the death of 57 children has been reported since the onset of Israeli Aid siege on March 2.
The UN health agency has said that if the situation continues, about 71 thousand children under the age of five are feared that in the next six months, about 71 thousand children under the age of five are feared.
Dr. Rick Paperkorn, a WHO in the Palestinian region of Israel, addressed journalists on Tuesday that Israel’s full restrictions on supply of Aid material, including only 500 children to treat, “here -” a small food. “
He warned, “People are trapped in a cycle where all kinds of food, malnutrition and lack of illness are promoting each other.”
When Dr. Pepperorn’s comments came on Monday, the United Nations -Backed Food Safety Analysis – IPC showed that one of the five in Gaza, ie about 1 million people – are facing starvation.
Also, the entire Gaza strip, ie 21 lakh population, has been fighting for a long time due to lack of food grains.
Who is also a member of the IPC.
Increase the crisis of hunger
Dr. Pepperorn said it was one of the worst hunger crisis in the world, which is happening in front of everyone’s eyes.
Representatives of the United Nations Health Organization, Gaza Northern Region – Kamal Adwan Hospital also informed about his recent visit, where more than 300 children were tested daily at the WHO -Backed Nutrition Center.
During his visit, the hospital reported more than 11 percent of the worldwide rapid malnutrition.
Information about the condition of the affected children said he saw a child at the age of five, but he was only two and a half years old.
Who provides the malnutrition treatment centers of the region with life -saving ticks, but due to Israel’s shutdown and lack of human reach, the ability to continue these tasks is also under threat.
Doctor pepperborn emphasized on prolonged damage due to malnutrition that “may have a lifetime”, which includes obstacles to development of children, cognitive development and defects in health.
He said in the warning, “A whole generation will be permanently damaged due to lack of adequate nutritious food, clean water, health care.”
The WHO officer emphasized that the company was increasing the need to provide the need for assistance in the Gaza Valley with Israeli officials.
About 5 assistance trucks are waiting for al-Saris in Egypt crossing the Rafah border with Gaza. In addition to these, the Palestinian region is also ready to admit Gazaid on the west coast, which is “permission of any day”.
Health services are not targets
Talking about the attack on healthcare, Dr. Piparkorn said that an Israeli airstrike had an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday, where two were killed and 12 were injured.
As a result of the attack, 18 patients’ beds were destroyed in the surgical department with eight “serious” intensive care beds.
The media reported that a Palestinian journalist died during the treatment of the previous airstrike.
Doctor Pepperorn insisted, “Health care is not a goal.”
He recovered the protection of health facilities, the abolition of instant support, the release of all being held hostage by the Palestinian armed groups and demanding ceasefire, which “will establish permanent peace”.