UNICEF: Gaza “the most dangerous place in the world” On children

The spokesman for the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said: James Elder said on Tuesday, after his return from the Palestinian territories, that Gaza is “the most dangerous place in the world.” Affects children.

During a regular press conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Elder expressed his “anger at the indifference of those in power to the humanitarian nightmares suffered by a million children.”

Elder said: “I am angry because other children are hiding somewhere now. They will undoubtedly be injured and have one of their limbs amputated in the coming days.”

He added: “ “I am angry to see that Christmas will likely lead to an increase in brutality and attacks while the world is preoccupied with love,” he said, expressing his regret that the thousands of children killed in Gaza had become mere “statistics.”

Elder spoke with great emotion. About the fate of children who were admitted to the hospital after having one of their limbs amputated and then “killed in these hospitals.” In the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli bombing.

Elder concluded by saying: “I am angry because hypocrisy destroys empathy.” And “I'm angry with myself for not being able to do more.”

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the International Criminal Court does not care about the situation of children in Gaza while exaggerating the absurdity of accusations of alleged kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, stated: Philippe Lazzarini said that the number of children and women killed in Gaza in 40 days exceeds the number of civilian victims in the Ukrainian conflict.

The Israeli army continues its attack on the Gaza Strip, by air, land and sea, for 74 days, killing about 19 thousand Palestinians and wounding more than 52 thousand others, 70% of whom are Palestinians. Women and children, an infinite number.

A member of the political bureau of the “Ansar Allah” movement confirmed Muhammad Al-Bukhaiti said that despite the American threats, “military operations” In the Red Sea, “It will not stop unless the genocide crimes in Gaza stop.”

Al-Bukhaiti said on the “X” platform, “Even if America succeeds in mobilizing the entire world, our military operations will not stop unless the genocidal crimes in Gaza stop and allow food, medicine, and fuel to enter its besieged population, no matter the sacrifices it costs us.”

The US Secretary of Defense announces the formation of a multinational force to protect trade in the Red Sea.

He added in the post: “Our war is moral, and we will not give up the responsibility of defending the oppressed on earth.”

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced at dawn on Tuesday the formation of a multinational force to protect trade in the Red Sea in the wake of the Houthi attacks.

He added, “This is an international challenge that requires collective action, and that is why I announce today the establishment of Operation ‘Prosperity Guardian’.” It is an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and its Task Force 153 command, which focuses on security in the Red Sea.

Operation "Prosperity Guardian" Several countries, including the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain, in addition to the United States, to jointly address the security challenges in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, with the aim of ensuring Freedom of navigation for all nations and the promotion of regional security and prosperity.”