More deaths per year in conflict zones around the world
More than one-third of all deaths are children
On the 24th (local time) at the Khan Younis shelter in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, a woman ties a bracelet to her daughter’s arm that can be used to identify family members when they are scattered or die. Reuters Yonhap News
The number of children killed in the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas has exceeded the number of children killed in conflict areas around the world in a single year since 2019. On the 29th (local time), Save the Children, an international children’s rights non-governmental organization (NGO), cited data from Israeli and Palestinian health authorities and announced that at least 3,257 children had died as of today due to the war between Israel and Hamas that broke out on the 7th. Of these, 3,195 children died in the Gaza Strip, Palestine alone. Subsequently, 33 children in the West Bank of Palestine and 29 children in Israel lost their lives. Save the Children explained that more than a third of all deaths in Israel and Palestine are children. Save the Children explained that the number of children killed in just three weeks in the Gaza Strip is more than the number of children killed in an entire year in armed conflicts that have occurred around the world since 2019. According to the annual report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict’ published by the United Nations (UN), 2,985 children were killed in 24 countries last year. In 2021, 2,515 children died, and in 2020, 2,674 children died in 22 countries. In 2019, 4,019 children lost their lives. Save the Children estimates that as many as 1,000 children were buried in collapsed buildings, and predicted that the number of child deaths will increase further. The number of children injured is also increasing. Save the Children announced that from the 7th to today, at least 6,360 children were injured in the Gaza Strip, 180 in the West Bank, and 74 in Israel. Save the Children said that the risk of injured children dying is greater than ever. This is because the supply of fuel, medicine, etc. was cut off due to the Israeli blockade, and one-third of hospitals in the Gaza Strip ceased operation.
On the 27th (local time), parents and children are protesting in front of the entrance to the Foreign Office in London, England, demanding to protect the lives of children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The toys held by children represent children who died in the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas. yunhap news
Save the Children called for an immediate ceasefire, saying that if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expands ground operations, more child casualties will inevitably occur. He also called on the parties to the conflict to take immediate action to protect the lives of children, and that the international community must also do the same. “Three weeks of violence have destroyed the lives of children at an unimaginable rate,” said Jason Lee, Save the Children’s Palestinian director. “A ceasefire is the only way to guarantee the safety of children.” He added, “The international community must think of people before politics,” adding, “Standing on arguments is no different from leaving children in limbo.” Reporter Jo Yoon-young jyy@hani.co.kr
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2023-10-30 07:52:24
