The ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has led to hundreds of miscarriages and premature births, as reported by the Ministry of Health in Gaza. UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram, speaking via UNWebTV, described the grim reality for pregnant women and children, who are living in makeshift shelters and unsafe places, including classrooms. The challenges are compounded by difficulties in delivering aid, especially to the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Pregnant Palestinian women are giving birth without access to medicine, food, and water, and some newborns are being cared for in dire conditions. Nearly 20,000 children have been born in Gaza during the conflict, with aid missions delivering desperately needed supplies to areas like Rafah and Khan Younis. UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban has reported that children in Gaza are 'suffering some of the most horrific conditions I have ever seen.'
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban reports that children in Gaza are "suffering some of the most horrific conditions I have ever seen." https://t.co/Rx7Efv3BEO
UNICEF: During the war, 20 thousand children were born in Gaza
According to to UNICEF 20 thousand new Palestinian infants were born in Gaza in horrible conditions during the war. One nurse reported conducting 6 cesarean sections on Palestinian mothers who were killed by Israeli bombardment.
Almost 20,000 children have been born into the “hell” of Gaza, warns @UNICEF's Tess Ingram after humanitarian relief mission delivers desperately needed medicine, baby milk formula & food in Rafah + Khan Younis. Listen to our @UN News interview now: https://t.co/cgL06cOZ0Y
Pregnant women in Gaza are giving birth in classrooms, shelters, and other unsafe places all while living under the constant threat of Israeli bombardment. Al Jazeera spoke with three mothers caring for their newborns in dire conditions ⤵️ https://t.co/QL4bxHnuS1
"Becoming a mother should be a time for celebration. In Gaza, it's another child delivered into hell"- Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communications Specialist on the situation of pregnant women in Gaza via @UNWebTV⤵️ https://t.co/Yp3IvzpzEm
📰 As the brutal Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip rages on, pregnant Palestinian women are grappling with the challenges of giving birth in a warzone and enduring the post-natal hardships that follow, including lack of medicine, food and water. 🔗 https://t.co/jBlRuWiSke https://t.co/Md6W5tLJxt
"Many [children] are living in makeshift shelters all over the streets." Gaza-based UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram describes the situation on the ground and the challenges of getting aid into the north of the besieged Gaza Strip ⤵️ https://t.co/r3xgRc352x
Panic-induced displacement in Gaza leads to hundreds of miscarriages and premature births, says Ministry of Health in Gaza. https://t.co/M9Sgf4KqgO