If the bombs don’t kill children in #Gaza, hunger might. Cases of dehydration & malnutrition are increasing rapidly. Starvation must never be used as a weapon of war. We need a definitive #CeasefireNOW and full humanitarian access.

Entire neighborhoods in Gaza, where children used to play and go to school, have been turned into stacks of rubble. Children need an immediate, long-lasting humanitarian ceasefire. Now.

The Israeli army has attacked Al Awda hospital in Jabalya camp and arrested its medical and nursing staff. Dr Ahmad Muhanna its Medical Director has been taken away to an unknown location by the Israeli army.

“Children in Gaza are now in danger from the sky, disease on the ground, and death from hunger and thirst. Nowhere is safe.” Read UNICEF spokesperson James Elder's firsthand account of the impact of the war on children and families: uni.cf/3NtrdtF

📢GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION: #CEASEFIRENOW🌍 Today, on December 18th, people worldwide are uniting to call for a sustained ceasefire in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Humanitarian organizations and individuals from 90+ countries are coming together - with over 3

UN Women estimates that: 2 mothers are killed in #Gaza every hour, and 7 women every two hours. We continue to call for a humanitarian ceasefire. x.com/UN/status/1736…

Over 60% of the infrastructure in📍#Gaza has been destroyed or damaged. More than 90% of the Gazan population have been displaced. This is a staggering and unprecedented level of destruction and forced displacement, taking place in front of our eyes.

In war, words matter too. And truth has been lethally absent. #Gaza

"What is happening in📍#Gaza should make all of us outraged. It should push all of us to rethink our values our humanity" Juliette Touma tells Globalnews.ca UNRWA's had 170 facilities in #Gaza hit & 136 colleagues killed since the war began The level of despair is unimaginable.

Sound & Fury. #Gaza

Alarming levels of hunger never before witnessed in📍#Gaza - People are desperate, hungry & terrified. UNRWA colleagues continue to distribute what they can, but water, food & medicine are being used as weapons of war. Constant bombardment prevents aid reaching those in need.

I have lost count of the number of times when I thought the crisis in #Gaza could not get more horrific. But it has happened again. The fact we are talking about 20,000 people killed, mostly children and women, and with over 52,000 (and counting) afflicted by life-threatening

Recently displaced children in southern Gaza are accessing only 1.5 to 2L of water each day, well below the minimum for survival. Without safe water, many more children will die from deprivation and disease. UNICEF calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to reach children.

The entire population of Gaza is experiencing crisis levels of hunger. If the current situation of intense conflict & restricted humanitarian access persists, without access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation, families will face famine. wfp.org/news/gaza-grap…

Water and sanitation services in Gaza are at the point of collapse, putting children at serious risk of illness and death. We need rapid, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all children and families in need.

There are an estimated 50,000 pregnant women in the📍#GazaStrip, with over 180 giving birth every day. UNRWA doctors & midwives are doing everything possible to provide care for post-natal & high-risk pregnant women at the 7 [out of 22] operational UNRWA health centres.

Rising desperation due to acute hunger witnessed during joint mission by World Health Organization (WHO), UN Humanitarian, UNICEF, World Central Kitchen to hospitals in north #Gaza; partners demand immediate scale-up of food and water to ensure population health and stability. On 23 December, WHO and partners visited, and

BBC News - Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

I met John recently in Malawi. We are urgently appealing for assistance to help John Chikoyani to rebuild and restore hope for a sustainable future. omprakash.org/global/communi… #Omprakash #Volunteer #Campaign #Donation

BBC News - Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say bbc.com/news/articles/…