00:00Well, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire as Israel continues to restrict the flow of aid into the enclave.
00:07Salim Owais is from UNICEF.
00:10Salim, welcome. What are your teams telling you about the situation on the ground?
00:16Well, it just reflects the same thing that we just heard in this report.
00:22Unfortunately, children still pay the highest prices, even with their lives during a ceasefire.
00:28Unfortunately, in the past week, many children lost their lives.
00:35And just since the ceasefire was declared, over 200 children lost their lives for the violence.
00:45Many more are injured.
00:47So that just reflects a little bit of what's happening.
00:50Unfortunately, as we saw in the report, many injuries are life-lived.
00:58They're going to stay there and they're going to impair their accessibility to all aspects of life.
01:07We're seeing children losing their education, losing their sources of life,
01:13and, too many, losing hope of a better future.
01:18What aid is getting in and what aid isn't getting in?
01:24Well, there's a lot that has been coming in thanks to the ceasefire,
01:31but unfortunately a lot more is still to come in.
01:36The problem is we need all access points, all the crossing points to work at the same time.
01:43We can't just depend on one access point, and we can't depend on restricted aid entry.
01:51There's still some aid items that are not allowed.
01:56There are still some parts for water systems, for different kinds of repair.
02:05And that's the issue now.
02:07Ceasefire means a chance to rebuild and to move from immediate life-saving aid to something more sustainable.
02:16And unfortunately, we still are not there yet.
02:19I'm just wondering how people are coping with the lack of health care services and basic facilities.
02:26That's a huge problem, especially now.
02:29We are seeing, and colleagues are reporting more, health issues, some diseases, skin rashes, stomach issues, respiratory issues.
02:41So all of this is due to, one, lack of hygiene and water access, but also because of the hospitals.
02:48There's no hospital, as of just last month, no hospital in Gaza is fully functioning.
02:53And that's a huge issue.
02:57Families are either forced to ignore their ailments, their children's ailments, or just settle with the minimal help and support
03:10that they can get in the hospitals
03:11that doctors and nurses are doing their best to provide that service.
03:16But we still need more supplies, need more infrastructure to be able to cater to all the needs.
03:23Salim, thank you very much for your time.
03:25Salim Owais from UNICEF.
03:28Salim Owais from UNICEF.
03:28Salim Owais from UNICEF.
03:28Salim Owais from UNICEF.
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