Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr, 600,000 Children In Rafah Are Fined By Israeli Attacks

DOC UNRWA via news.un.org

JAKARTA - Israel's military aggression in the Palestinian territories are still occurring even ahead of Eid al-Fitr. UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesman James Elder said that currently more than 600,000 children in Rafah, southern Gaza, were hit by starvation.

They also continue to feel scared because of the threat of Israeli attacks that can occur at any time.

By uploading a video on the X account, Elder tells of the suffering of children in Rafah who struggle to survive in the midst of Israeli onslaught, following the arrival of 1.5 million people to the region due to ongoing Israeli aggression.

Elder reminded children and families who escaped Israeli attacks that they should be told to go to Rafah because the situation there was safe. However, despite this assurance, Israel's brutal attacks are still ongoing.

Rafah is a city for children. There are 600,000 boys and girls, but they are under the threat of a military attack, trapped in Rafah, with no safe place to go," he said, as reported by Antara, Sunday, April 7.

He also highlighted the daily struggle of parents who are trying to instill hope in their children amid fear and hunger, stressing that the word 'hope' has the potential to be removed from the dictionary in Gaza.

Elder urges anyone who empathizes with the pain and fear of parents towards their children and who believes in childhood to stop suffering in Rafah.

According to the Palestinian Central Statistics Agency, Israeli occupation forces have killed an average of 4 children an hour in the Gaza Strip.

In addition, 43,349 orphans or orphans were recorded as a result of Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip which is still ongoing since October 7, 2023.