Outrage in Gaza: More than 100 children have died since the ceasefire and 100,000 remain malnourished, UNICEF warns

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban denounced the "extremely precarious situation" of children in Gaza and the West Bank on Monday, following a trip to the area where he observed that "hundreds of thousands of families continue to live in temporary shelters exposed to cold, rain, and malnutrition."

"The ceasefire has allowed for the arrival of humanitarian aid, but progress remains fragile and many lives are on the verge of collapse," the UN children's agency official stated in a press conference.

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Chaiban noted that "more than 100 children have died since the ceasefire" while "100,000 remain malnourished."

"Around 1.3 million people are living in makeshift shelters or damaged buildings and are facing extreme weather conditions," he added.

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Likewise, he emphasized "the need to maintain and expand the ceasefire, open all border crossings and internal routes, and guarantee safe and predictable humanitarian access" in order to "consolidate progress and allow for a wider recovery of the population."

Although the ceasefire agreement went into effect more than three months ago in Gaza, attacks by the Israeli army against the Palestinian enclave have not ceased completely, and deaths among the Palestinian population are recorded practically every day.

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Nevertheless, the official highlighted some progress and stated that, since October, "more than 1.6 million people have received potable water and 700,000 blankets and winter clothing," and that essential pediatric services have been restored at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Additionally, "72 new nutrition facilities have been added, serving children with acute malnutrition, while educational and recreational kits are beginning to reach minors who had gone more than two years without playing."

Meanwhile, Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), pointed out at the same press conference that the agency has managed to "stabilize the food crisis" and has brought "full rations to more than a million people per month, delivering 400,000 hot meals daily and supplying snacks to children in 250 temporary educational centers."

"However, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, and the progress could be reversed if safe and predictable humanitarian access is not guaranteed," he stated.