Aid groups say more than 10 children are losing their legs every day in Gaza
According to a charity, since October 7, more than ten children in Gaza have lost one or both of their legs on average every day. Many of these amputations were done without anaesthesia, highlighting the terrible humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave after more than three months of Israeli bombardment.
Jason Lee, the head of Save the Children in the occupied Palestinian territories, stated in a statement that the "suffering of children in this conflict is unimaginable and even more because it is preventable and needless," the UN stated in its statistics.
He declared, "Child killing and maiming is abhorred as a serious violation against children, and those who commit these crimes must be held accountable."
Save the Children cited statements made by UNICEF spokesperson J...