17,000 children in Gaza are separated from their families - UNICEF

GAZA – On Friday, UNICEF estimated that 17,000 children in Gaza have become unaccompanied or separated from their families during the ongoing war. Nearly all children in the region are believed to require mental health support, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.اضافة اعلان

According to Jonathan Crickx, Chief of Communication at UNICEF Palestine, Gazan children experience symptoms such as acute anxiety, lack of appetite, sleep difficulties, emotional outbursts, and fear caused by the sound of bombings.

Even before the ongoing war, UNICEF identified 500,000 children in Gaza in need of mental health and psychosocial support. Today, nearly every child requires this assistance, totaling more than one million children.


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