Copy LinkFour out of five children in the Gaza Strip suffer from depression, sadness and fear as a result of living under Israel’s stifling blockade, Save the Children said in a report published today. The number of those reporting symptoms of “depression, grief and fear”, has risen from 55 per cent to 80 per cent. Only yesterday Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights revealed that Israeli military attacks have killed 5,418 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip since 2007. Save the Children also reported that more than half of Gaza’s children thought about suicide and three out of five self-harm. Israel has imposed a crippling siege on the Gaza Strip since the summer of 2007, which has badly affected livelihoods in the Palestinian territory.

Source: Libya Today June 16, 2022 01:11 UTC