International horror at the exposure of Gazan girls to rape and execution by Israeli officers. UNFPA expresses its dismay at reports of Israeli officers stripping Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and subjecting them to rape or execution.
UN agencies also warned of an “explosion” in the number of child deaths in Gaza. At least 90% of children under the age of five in Gaza are affected by one or more infectious diseases, according to a report issued by UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme.