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Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Fran\u00e7ois\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n NEW YORK, 13 May 2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cEscalating violence in and around the Gaza Strip is once again wreaking havoc on the lives of children.<\/p>\n \u201cAt least six children \u2013 the youngest just four-years-old \u2013 have been killed and 36 reported injured in the Gaza Strip since 9 May. All schools in the Gaza Strip are closed, as well as those in Israel within 40 km, interrupting education for thousands of students. Water and sanitation systems in the Gaza Strip are running low on fuel, and health centers are now operating at half capacity, undermining access to essential services for children \u2013\u00a0 especially the injured \u2013 and other vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n \u201cThis latest escalation follows a spike in conflict-related violence that has left 26 Palestinian children and four Israeli children dead since the start of the year \u2013 three times the number of conflict-related child deaths recorded in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip during the same period in 2022. And it comes after 87 children were killed and more than 750 were injured during previous rounds of hostilities in the past two years.<\/p>\n \u201cFor decades, children across the State of Palestine and Israel have been forced to endure a seemingly endless cycle of hostilities, many with nowhere safe to turn. They have been exposed to terrifying violence, exacting an incalculable toll on their mental health and well-being \u2013 young lives lost or changed forever.<\/p>\n \u201cUNICEF deplores all acts of violence against children and calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and for all parties to protect children from all forms of violence and grave violations, in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n \u201cThe children in the region need and deserve a long-term political solution to the broader crisis so they can grow up in peace and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n #####<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0 Fran\u00e7ois\u00a0 NEW YORK, 13 May 2023\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u201cEscalating violence in and around the Gaza Strip is once again wreaking havoc on the lives of children. \u201cAt least six children \u2013 the youngest just four-years-old \u2013 have been killed and 36 reported injured in the Gaza Strip since 9 May. 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