‘Robbed of childhood’: More than 500,000 children out of school in Gaza, says Unwra's Lazzarini

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the war in Gaza has put more than half a million boys and girls out of school.

“Every day of war deepens the scars, risking a lost generation vulnerable to exploitation,” Philippe Lazzarini said in a post. “Children are being robbed of childhood.”

The commissioner-general said this situation “needs to be reversed starting with a humanitarian ceasefire.”