The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that children in the Gaza Strip face an increasing risk of hunger, disease, and death, and nothing can justify this after two months of a stifling Israeli blockade.

This came in a statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, highlighting the plight of children in the Gaza Strip after two months of Israeli blockade and the denial of humanitarian aid. Russell reiterated her call for the lifting of the blockade on Gaza, the allowing of commercial goods, and the protection of children.

“For two months, children in the Gaza Strip have faced relentless bombardment, deprived of essential goods, services, and life-saving healthcare,” the UN official said. “With every day that passes under the Israeli blockade on aid, they face an increasing risk of hunger, disease, and death. Nothing justifies this.”