JAKARTA - The Hamas militant group's war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, Palestine has caused risks for pregnant and breastfeeding women which could impact children, prompting the UN refugee agency to once again call for an immediate ceasefire.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in its X account that more than 150,000 pregnant women face poor sanitary conditions and health hazards amid ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and forced displacement.
"Habiba was born in a small tent. She is 2 weeks old and weighs less than 2 kg," UNRWA tweeted on X's social media, as quoted on Tuesday, May 14.
No child in the world should suffer like this. "We need an immediate ceasefire," the agency continued.
The UN aid agency warns that a new level of despair is taking hold in Gaza under the world's watch.
According to UNICEF, 95 percent of pregnant and breastfeeding women face severe food poverty in the war-torn Gaza Strip, as quoted by WAFA.
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The UN Population Fund recently reported that 62 aid packages containing materials for childbirth were still waiting for permission to enter via the Rafah crossing.
It is known that as of Monday, the death toll due to Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip since October 7 had reached 35,091 people and more than 78,827 people were injured.
Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s 2 weeks old and less than 2 kg of weight.
More than 150,000 pregnant women are facing terrible sanitary conditions and health hazards amid displacement and war.
No child in the world should suffer like this. We need a #ceasefireNow pic.twitter.com/nWI03GkYE5
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 13, 2024
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