Ten children a day losing a limb in Gaza, warns UN-backed body
Ten children a day are losing one or both limbs in Gaza due to Israel‘s assault on the Palestinian enclave, a report warned on Tuesday.
According to an update by the UN-sponsored Global Protection Cluster, Israeli attacks on Gaza have “destroyed the protection environment” of the disabled and newly disabled in the enclave.
The report said 134,105 people including over 40,500 children have suffered new war-related injuries since the war began in October 2023.
Twenty-five percent are estimated to have new disabilities requiring acute and ongoing rehabilitation.
“There is no safe space in Gaza. Twenty months of intense hostilities have destroyed the protection environment for persons with disabilities and older persons,” it said.
