Israeli blockade will have devastating consequences for children in Gaza
UNICEF says Israel’s blockade is threatening lifesaving healthcare services for children, including newborns, in the Gaza Strip.
Rosalia Bollen, a spokesperson for UNICEF, said the block on humanitarian aid, including vaccines and ventilators for pre-term babies, “will have devastating real-life consequences” for children and their parents.
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#children![Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025 [Mohamed Arafat/AP]](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/600/720478 "Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025 [Mohamed Arafat/AP]")
UNICEF says Israel’s blockade is threatening lifesaving healthcare services for children, including newborns, in the Gaza Strip.
Rosalia Bollen, a spokesperson for UNICEF, said the block on humanitarian aid, including vaccines and ventilators for pre-term babies, “will have devastating real-life consequences” for children and their parents.
@palestine
#Gaza
#aid
#children
![Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025 [Mohamed Arafat/AP]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/114/185/734/834/834/original/3496193e050dfbe3.webp "Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025 [Mohamed Arafat/AP]")
