Louise Waterridge, senior emergency officer at the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), while briefing journalists in Geneva from central Gaza on Friday, said that heart-wrenching pictures were being received from the scene. “Parents are searching for their children, children.
Covered in dust and blood and searching for their parents.” The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday called for an immediate, unconditional, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. These attacks came a day after a resolution was passed demanding the implementation of the Gaza Strip. Lewis Wateridge described the current situation as disgusting and said that the deep suffering of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip should now be a normal thing in everyday life. Has been. According to UN official Wateridge, hospitals are overcrowded and doctors are constantly struggling to prevent life-threatening wounds and infections. The situation is further complicated by severe shortages of critical medical supplies such as insulin, syringes and cancer drugs. He said children are most affected by the violent conflict and the number of children with disabilities per capita is now the highest in Gaza. “Many have lost limbs and are often being operated on without anesthesia.” According to UNRWA, 26,000 people have suffered life-changing injuries in the last 14 months. For which they will need rehabilitation support. Lewis Wateridge said that despite the continuing attacks on the UN agency, his organization is busy providing health services in Gaza. So far 6.7 million medical consultations have been provided during this war. Fear of famine Food insecurity is still a major concern in Gaza. The famine assessment committee has already warned of an imminent famine in northern Gaza. Emergency officials Wateridge said that people have been living on bread, lentils and canned food for 14 months. “We have not seen fruits and vegetables here. In the last four months alone, about 19 thousand children have been suddenly admitted to hospital due to malnutrition. Several security guards are reported to have died in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy on Thursday. Only one in 70 trucks has delivered food, hygiene supplies and tents. Looting of aid supplies by criminal elements and other security risks are making it difficult for relief convoys to reach their destinations. Northern Gaza The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) reports that since the Israeli military offensive in northern Gaza escalated two months ago, the besieged have All UN efforts to reach populations in need have been rebuffed or met with obstruction. Since 6 October, the UN and partner organizations have conducted 137 missions in this part of Gaza. Requests were made, out of which 124 were rejected outright. Another 13 missions were approved, but they faced obstacles. This week, since Monday, the UN has requested 16 assistance missions, almost all of which have been rejected. The one mission that was approved was also prevented from reaching populated areas in need. The UN office insisted that the movement of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip must be allowed. These also include areas of northern Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been under siege for the last 10 weeks and are struggling with disastrous conditions.