The United Nations has called for “massive psychological support” for children in Gaza who will suffer “traumatic and long-lasting” effects from the war.
“The rights of children living under the state of Israel’s effective control are being gravely violated at a level that has rarely been seen in recent history,” said Ann Skelton, chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Skelton also said that assistance must be made available for Israeli children who lived through traumatic events on October 7.
“We call for massive psychosocial support for children and families to relieve the traumatic and long-lasting impact of war, including Israeli children who were victims of, or witnesses to, the [October 7] attacks and those whose family members have been taken hostage,” she said during a news conference.
