May 17 2021, Director of the international charity Save the Children in Palestine, said it was “extremely terrible” that an average of three Palestinian children have been injured every hour since last week’s Israeli military offensive on Gaza, and a total of 58 Palestinian children have been killed.
A Palestinian child, who was wounded in overnight Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, receives treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Palestinian enclave on May 16, 2021. – Israeli strikes destroyed the home of Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip and killed more than 25 Palestinians today, as the UN Security Council prepared to meet amid global alarm at the escalating conflict. The heaviest fighting since 2014, sparked by unrest in Jerusalem, saw the rivals again trade heavy fire, with the death toll rising to 181 in the crowded coastal enclave of Gaza and 10 in Israel since early this week according to authorities on either side. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)
Jason Lee says injured children will not only endure long-term disabilities for the rest of their lives, but also face incredible damage to their mental health.
