Unrwa: Children pay price of war as Israel denies medical permits
Palestinian children are paying the price of the Israeli war on Gaza as they continued to be denied permits to seek treatement abroad, Unrwa said on Friday.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees posted on social media platform X that 3,000 permits for children to leave the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank for medical treatment were denied or delayed.
Israeli authorities have further placed restriction on humanitarian access since the start of the war in October, it added.
In 2023, over 3,000 permits for Palestinian children to leave #GazaStrip & #WestBank for medical treatment were denied or delayed
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 14, 2024
Since the war began, Israeli authorities have further restricted humanitarian access. Children are once again paying the highest price. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/IcChGKb5C8