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More than 1,000 Palestinian children amputated - Unicef

20 Jan 2024 09:01am
Pix for illustration purpose only. - Photo by AFP
Pix for illustration purpose only. - Photo by AFP

TEHRAN - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) Spokesman James Elder has announced that more than 1,000 Palestinian children have been amputated as a result of the Zionist regime army's attacks on the Gaza Strip over the last 100 days.

Elder said that the humanitarian aid is very little and it is difficult to provide relief services, adding that patients are dying due to lack of medicine, Iran News Agency (IRNA) reported.

Earlier on December 22, 2023, Unicef estimated that in the coming weeks, at least 10,000 children under five years of age will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, and will need therapeutic foods.

"This unacceptable risk comes at a time when the Gaza Strip’s food and health systems are facing complete collapse," it added.

"More than 80 per cent of young children are experiencing severe food poverty, and more than two-thirds of hospitals are no longer functioning because of the lack of fuel, water, and vital medical supplies or because they sustained catastrophic damage in attacks," Unicef noted. - BERNAMA-IRNA

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