In the statement published on the social media platform X of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the message of Executive Director Catherine Russell regarding the Israeli attacks on Gaza was shared.
Russell stated in his letter that they had lost contact with their colleagues in Gaza, and said: “I am deeply concerned that a million children in Gaza will live another night of unspeakable horror.” He said.
Russell stressed the need to protect all humanitarian workers and the children and families they serve.
The latest situation in Gaza
Due to the intensified Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, landline, mobile and Internet services in the region were completely cut off.
The Israeli army announced that it had intensified its air strikes and would expand its ground operations.
The Israeli army also targeted Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest health facility in Gaza that houses thousands of wounded and civilians.
Latest developments in the Israeli attacks on Gaza
The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, calling it the “Al-Aqsa Flood.”
The Israeli army also began attacking the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes.
It was reported that 1,400 Israelis, including 310 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of martyrs of the Israeli aggression on Gaza had risen to 7,326, including 3,038 children, 1,726 women, and 414 elderly people, and 18,967 people were injured.
He stated that 110 Palestinians were martyred and more than 1,900 others were injured in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
25 journalists lost their lives in conflict areas, most of them due to Israeli bombing.
In clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese border since October 8, 46 members of Hezbollah, 6 members of the Islamic Jihad movement, 3 members of Hamas, 2 members of the Sunni Resistance Brigade supported by Hezbollah, and 4 members were killed. Civilians were killed, including a journalist, who lost his life.
Three Israeli soldiers and an Israeli civilian were killed in the attacks carried out by Lebanon.
(Tags for translation) Palestine – Israeli Conflict