The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the new Israeli restrictions on the Gaza Strip could have life-threatening consequences.
The Israeli regime prevented humanitarian aid from entering Gaza a day after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas ended on March 1, prompting UNICEF to warn of the deaths of Palestinian children.
Rosalia Bolen, a communications expert and UNICEF spokesperson, said that the restrictions undermine much of the work done by humanitarian agencies during the ceasefire.
Bolen added: “Not only is aid being prevented from entering Gaza, but fuel is also not entering Gaza.”
He said the strip lacks adequate electricity and its vital infrastructure, from desalination plants to hospitals, is dependent on fuel imports.
Bullen reported that before the ceasefire took effect in January, he saw a very small baby born at 28 weeks (premature birth) and explained how the hospital’s lack of ventilators and CPAP machines led to the baby’s death three weeks later.
On International Women’s Day, the Gaza Media Office reminded the international community of the Israeli regime’s killings that have left 12,316 women in Gaza dead.
While the world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8 each year, Palestinian women continue to suffer violations of their most basic rights, including the right to life, shelter and security.
The Zionist regime’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has left 2,000 women and girls permanently disabled due to amputations; 162 women are suffering from infectious diseases and dozens are suffering from torture in the regime’s prisons.
The Zionist regime’s war in Gaza has led to the martyrdom of the husbands of 13,901 women, leaving them as the sole breadwinners of their families.
Meanwhile, 17,000 mothers have been left grieving after the martyrdom of their children. In addition, 50,000 pregnant women have had their babies aborted in inhumane conditions.
