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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalvinder45" data-source="post: 225576" data-attributes="member: 26009">Medical situation G7 leaders say the UN Palestinian refugee agency must be allowed to work unhindered in Gaza in a draft of an end-of-summit statement seen by AFP Friday. “We agree it is critical that UNRWA and other UN organisations and agencies’ distribution networks be fully able to deliver aid to those who need it most, fulfilling their mandate effectively,” the Group of Seven nations said.Israel bombed UNRWA school in central Gaza, killing at least 39 displaced PalestiniansIn his interview,  Hossam Abu Safiyya says the conditions faced by the malnourished children in Gaza could be reversed with the right level of support and supplies.  If we had the minimum amount of medical supplies, we could have saved lived, we could have addressed these malnutrition cases.However, due to the lack of necessities, these malnutrition cases develop into further complication. Many of these children either die or suffer chronic diseases. The Israeli occupation forces have laid tight siege to the entire Gaza Strip, namely the northern part. We are reeling under famine, we are left with nothing but some quantities of white flour. We do not have any livestock, any meat, any protein and these conditions require treatment in addition to certain nutrition, like fat, proteins, carbohydrates, etc.However, we are left with nothing – no medical supplies, no food items, nothing but flour. That’s why we are running out of options. This is a very dire experience. Two months ago, in the north part of Gaza Strip we lost more than 26 children due to malnutrition.Children are very delicate; their conditions require immediate medical intervention and the longer they remain in this condition the more threat they are faced with. We are in a dire need for immediate response, immediate delivery of medical supplies and food items. The northern part of the Gaza Strip is totally besieged. We appeal for an immediate delivery of medical supplies and all forms of food and nutrition – from fat to protein to baby milk to other food items. If we don’t receive any assistance in the coming days, the number of fatalities among children will no doubt rise.Hossam Abu Safiyya, the head of Kamal Adwan Hospital, says: As a matter of fact, the current condition is really dire. It is dangerous, beyond any [imagination]. We ran out of all medical supplies and after the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, all that was left was massive destruction and total devastation. The Israeli soldiers willfully destroyed the main generators feeding Kamal Adwan Hospital. The hospital is running at a minimum level. Due to the shortage of medical supplies, as well as the total absence of fuel, we are not able to fully function. However, we’ve resumed some functions like the paediatric units. As a result of all this, many children die as a result of poor nutrition. We’ve documented many cases where children were suffering acute malnutritio They were put in the maximum care unit and we’ve administered a number of first-aid operations. However, we are running out of options simply because these cases require certain medication, certain baby milk and certain nutrition. The entire part of the Gaza Strip is still besieged from all directions.Critical Education situationIsrael’s targeting of educational institutes across Gaza is “shameful as we consider the global education crisis where we see that more than 250 million children are out of school globally”, according to Talal al-Hathal, Director of the Al Fakhoora Programme at Education Above All foundation in Qatar.Hundreds of educational institutes in Gaza, including schools run by the UN, have been bombed, and students and teachers killed. The attacks have ravaged educational infrastructure and caused mental trauma to thousands of beleaguered students.“The war will undoubtedly leave educational institutions, access to critical infrastructure, and the regularity of the education process in Gaza in a worse state than before the war,” al-Hathal told Al Jazeera.“With almost 400 school buildings in Gaza sustaining damage, the war has exacerbated the plight of the educational sector. This damage is compounded by the internal displacement with these schools now serving as shelters and hosting nearly four times their intended capacity, further burdening the already strained educational infrastructure.”</blockquote>

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