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Gaza: UN says over 370,000 Palestinian children in need of 'psycho-social first aid'

AKIPRESS.COM - 08-21-2014Gaza_Children The top UNICEF field officer in Gaza reported that at least nine more Palestinian children have been killed there in the last 48 hours, bringing the total to 469 since early July, saying that there is not a single family in the tiny enclave that has not been touched by the current violence.

“The impact is has truly been vast, both at a very physical level, in terms of casualties, injuries, the infrastructure that's been damaged, but also importantly, emotionally and psychologically in terms of the destabilizing impact that not knowing, not truly feeling like there is anywhere safe place to go in Gaza,” Pernilla Ironside, Chief of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Gaza field office told a press conference today at UN Headquarters.

There isn’t a single family in Gaza who hasn’t experienced personally death, injury, the loss of their home, extensive damage, displacement

“Children need to have that sense of security,” she added.

“All they want is a sense of safety,” continued Ms. Ironside, referring to the children of Gaza where nearly 280,000 people fled overnight in 83 UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools in search of safety. “They basically just want it to stop. 'Khalas.'”

She noted that at least nine more Palestinian children were killed as of this morning in the last 48 hours out of a total of 469 since 8 July. In addition, more than 3,000 Palestinian children have been injured. Her office, UNICEF Palestine, reported that 219 schools had been damaged by airstrikes and shelling, 22 completely destroyed.

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