The United Nations: The horrors of October 7 are unforgettable, but the inconsistent response must stop now

This is what was stated by her spokesman Ricardo Peres, during a press conference held in Geneva today, Tuesday, in which he recalled “Those who were brutally killed” When Hamas launched its widespread attack in Israel, which killed more than 1,250 people, including children and women, more than 250 people were kidnapped and transferred to Gaza.

While Mr. Peres called for the release of the remaining hostages safely, he said that today “It is also the day when we demand Israel to stop the indiscriminate killing of children throughout the Gaza Strip.”

He emphasized that the children paid the highest price of the crisis, as it was reported that 61,000 were killed or distorted, “That is, at the rate of one child who kills or distorts every 17 minutes.” He added that this “A superior and unacceptable number, and we still coexist with it today.”

The release of the hostages, the protection of civilians, and the entry of relief

For his part, the Undersecretary of the Secretary -General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, said that two years after the implementation of Hamas and other armed groups “Those hateful attacks in Israel, the pain is indescribable.”

In a press release, he reiterated his call for immediate unconditional release of all hostages, adding that he “Until then, they must be treated with humanity.”

Mr. Fletcher said tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed, and hundreds of thousands of hunger and homelessness were suffering. He renewed his call for an immediate shooting stop in Gaza, to protect all civilians, and to flow humanitarian aid freely at the required range.

He said: “There is now a glimmer of hope that this can happen. We must keep it alive.”

An invitation to accountability

UNRWA Commissioner -General Philip Lazarini said “Sadness, suffering, deep pain and elderly is a reality that many have experienced since October 7, 2023”, Adding that the residents of Gaza They knew only destruction, displacement, bombing, fear, death and hunger. from that day.

“With the passage of two years since the beginning of this nightmare,” Mr. Lazarini again called for the release of all Palestinian hostages and detainees, an immediate ceasefire, and the delivery of basic humanitarian supplies without restrictions and on a large scale, including through UNRWA.

He also called for accountability and justice “To hold all those responsible for the atrocities committed on October 7 and beyond,” Adding that there is no other way out of “This abyss and this chaos.”

Newborn children share oxygen

UNICEF spokesman Ricardo Peres said that children in Gaza are suffering “Physically and mentally and mentally for a very long time,” سايع ذكس “For the horrors, no child should see or live.”

And with his welcome to American plans “That suggests a glimmer of hope”, He pointed out that his colleagues are benefiting the violence, and that children die as a result of the bombing and air strikes.

Peres said that UNICEF was prevented from bringing incubators and artificial respirators from the north of the sector with the transportation of 20 premature children from the area. He said that children share oxygen masks to survive, yet requests are still rejecting “day by day, and we are still waiting today, hoping that this will happen.”

He confirmed that “One out of five children born in Gaza is born before its time without the presence of the infrastructure needed to receive them and preserve their safety and lives.”