NEW YORK — The Palestinian Territories official at the
United Nations Population Fund, Dominic Allen, stated on Friday that
"doctors no longer see newborns of normal size" in Gaza. He noted
that 180 women give birth daily in the devastated sector, while they suffer
from hunger and drought.
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During a video press conference, Allen shared,
"Personally, after leaving Gaza this week, I was struck by fear for a
million women and girls in Gaza, out of 650,000 females of childbearing age,
especially with 180 women giving birth every day,” Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
Allen managed to visit hospitals still providing
maternal care services in the northern Gaza Strip, where more than 31,000
Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli aggression,
according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
He added, "Doctors report they no longer see
newborns of normal size. On the contrary, and in a tragic manner, they see a
larger number of newborns who die shortly after birth." This situation
affects pregnant women, who are "exhausted by fear, constant moving,
hunger, and drought."
Allen continued, emphasizing, "Mothers should be
cradling their children in their arms, not in body bags."
He also pointed out the lack of anesthesia needed for
pregnant women undergoing cesarean deliveries, condemning the Israeli
occupation authorities' refusal to allow the passage of aid shipments from the
United Nations Population Fund program.
Allen further expressed, "If I could paint a
picture of what I saw, felt, and heard during my time in Gaza, it's a nightmare
larger than a humanitarian crisis. It's a crisis for humanity. The reality is
worse than I can describe, than what the pictures show, than what you can
imagine."
Reflecting on his experiences, he added, "What I
witnessed during the transition to the northern Gaza Strip broke my
heart," referring to "indescribable feelings" in the eyes of the
residents.
He continued, placing his hands over his mouth,
"Everyone we saw or spoke to was thin and hungry, all engaging in this
movement seeking food."
Allen also recounted crossing a military checkpoint,
where "a child, perhaps around five years old, was walking in fear,
raising his hands in the air, while his sister walked behind him carrying a
white flag."
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