Gaza Herald- Tess Ingram, a spokesperson for the UN children’s relief fund (UNICEF), has warned of large-scale Israeli military campaigns that have forced more than one million people, most of them children, to flee their homes under fire.
Speaking from al-Mawasi, an area near the southern city of Khan Younis where Israel claimed to have established a so-called “humanitarian zone” earlier in the war, Ingram told Al Jazeera, “It’s important to remember that every second person in Gaza is a child, and life is becoming almost impossible for them.”
Ingram explained two reasons why the area was unsafe. He said, “First, it doesn’t have the infrastructure needed for the entire Gaza population. It’s a tiny place.”
“Secondly, it’s unsafe because bombardments continue here. Just four days ago, eight children were killed while waiting for water.”
Ingram described the forced displacement from Gaza City as the “catastrophe we hoped would never happen — and yet, here it is, unfolding.”
The war in the Gaza Strip has taken an unprecedented toll on children. More than 50,000 have reportedly been killed or injured, with many more on the brink of starvation. Over half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, as food, water, and medical aid remain out of reach. No child will escape the horrors of war without bearing the deep imprint of trauma.
