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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, September 18 /Xinhua/ — Escalating Israeli bombing and ground operations in the Gaza Strip are leading to mounting Palestinian casualties, UN humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday.
The Ar-Rantisi Children's Hospital in the Gaza Strip was hit by multiple attacks overnight, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported, citing Gaza health authorities. The building housed 80 patients, including 12 children and infants in intensive care. Half of the patients and their caregivers were forced to flee for safety amid the shelling.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip is forcing women to give birth on the streets, without doctors or clean water. According to the Fund, 23,000 women are left without medical care, and approximately 15 babies are born every week without medical assistance.
According to OCHA, its humanitarian partners reported that 80 health posts and primary health centres providing outpatient sexual and reproductive health services have been damaged since the ceasefire collapsed in March, with 65 of them no longer functioning.
On Wednesday, the Israeli army ordered residents to leave Gaza City within the next 48 hours and move south through a temporary corridor, OCHA said.
Thousands of people continue to flee amid intense fighting. Roads are congested, people are starving, and children are in shock, the report says.
From Monday to Tuesday, UN humanitarian partners monitoring displacement in Gaza recorded nearly 40,000 southward movements. Since mid-August, nearly 200,000 displacements have been recorded, with many women, children, and elderly people forced to walk for hours.
“The issuance of movement orders does not relieve parties to the conflict of their responsibilities to protect civilians during hostilities,” OCHA said.
On Tuesday, two humanitarian missions to collect food at Gaza crossings were either cancelled or denied. Other missions were carried out but encountered obstacles on the ground, the ministry added.
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