Since October, unrelenting war has squeezed people farther and farther south, pushing them to Rafah, the final stretch of Gazan territory before the Egyptian border.
Now this small section of Gaza, which already has experienced an abundance of suffering, faces the prospect of additional hardship and heartache.
Parties to the conflict have blatantly committed grave violations against children – including killing, maiming, kidnappings, attacks on schools and hospitals and the denial of humanitarian access.
Injured children are reporting to the few remaining functional hospitals with severe burns, injuries that require amputation, open wounds and other serious traumas.
Most of the children in Rafah have already been displaced multiple times by the fighting in Gaza, in direct contravention of international law.
Persons:
Catherine Russell, Danielle Deeb, Gazans
Organizations:
UNICEF, CNN
Locations:
Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, New York City, Washington, Palestinian