UNICEF: More Than One Million Children In Gaza Need Water And Food

Children in Gaza queue for clean water. (Twitter/@UNRWA)

UNICEF spokesman Tess Ingram said more than a million children in Gaza still need water and food, while thousands of children sleep hungry every night, despite a ceasefire agreement.

Of this number, around 650,000 children must return to school

In an interview on Sunday Ingram explained that the ceasefire was "good news" because it meant the end of the daily bombing that killed children.

However, "not enough to end hunger or ensure families have access to safe drinking water," he said, launching WAFA November 3.

"Families in Gaza are still struggling every day to survive, and infrastructure providing water and medical care for children has been badly damaged, making access to basic services very difficult," he said.

Ingram further said the amount of aid that entered the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire began slightly increased during the first two weeks, but was "still very inadequate", and the number received was still far below the number that entered before the war began.

UNICEF's spokesman noted thousands of children were still sleeping in a state of hunger, while others in hospitals were suffering from treatable illnesses, but the lack of doctors and medicines left them suffering without treatment.