Gaza now has the largest population of child amputees per capita in the world, the UN has reported, as a result of 14 months of Israel’s genocide, which has especially targeted children in relentless bombings and attacks.

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has “caused an epidemic of traumatic injuries with no rehabilitation services available,” the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said on Tuesday. “Now, Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world — many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anesthesia,” Lazzarini said.

He added that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 4 people injured in Gaza have life-changing injuries that will require long-term care for years to come. According to official estimates by Gaza health officials, Israel’s attacks have injured at least 105,000 Palestinians so far, meaning that it’s likely that tens of thousands of people have sustained life-changing injuries.

Israeli forces have especially targeted children in their genocide, landing Israel on the UN’s list of international violators of children’s rights earlier this year.

According to a report published by the UN Human Rights Office last month, children make up the single largest group of people killed by Israel, with children between 0 and 14 years old being the most represented age groups among verified deaths.

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor found, separately, in August that Israeli forces have killed at least 2,100 babies and toddlers between 0 and 2 years of age in the first 10 months of Israel’s genocide. Doctors who have gone to Gaza on service trips have........

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