Unicef: More than 420 children are killed or injured every day in Gaza

In an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting, Unicef’s executive director Catherine Russell said over 420 children are killed or injured in Gaza every day, and that 70 percent of people dying in Gaza are women and children.

Because of the lack of clean water and safe sanitation, Gaza “is on the verge of becoming a catastrophe”, she said. People are at risk of dehydration and water-borne diseases.

She added that there is only one desalination plant, which is operating at five percent capacity in Gaza. All six of Gaza’s water-waste treatment plants are currently non-operational, she said.