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\u201cIntensified strikes on Gaza City, including on tents, residential buildings, infrastructure continue to inflict heavy casualties<\/strong>,\u201d the UN aid coordination agency, OCHA, said.<\/p>\n In an update, the UN agency also noted that several health facilities have shut in Gaza City\u00a0<\/strong>in the north of the enclave this month along with community kitchens, which have also closed as the Israeli military operation continues.<\/p>\n The development followed an urgent warning about the catastrophic impact of the war on Gaza\u2019s children – \u201ckilled while sleeping, playing, queuing for food and water, seeking medical care\u201d –\u00a0<\/strong>from the UN\u2019s top aid official, Tom Fletcher.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve been bombed, maimed, starved, burned alive, buried in the rubble of their homes, separated from their parents\u2026scraping through the rubble for food<\/strong>, enduring amputations without anaesthetic<\/strong>,\u201d he said, at a scheduled event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n To address this crisis, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provisional measures that require Israel to facilitate urgently assistance throughout Gaza must be implemented, insisted Mr. Fletcher, while also highlighting the Israeli children killed or taken hostage during Hamas-led terror attacks on 7 October 2023.<\/p>\nOther key UN updates from Gaza:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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