Iranian Spokesman Spotlights Suffering of Gazans on World Children's Day

“20th November, World Children's Day, highlights the right of all children to live in peace and security. This is an occasion to see the suffering of the children in Gaza,” Baqaei said in a post on his X account on Wednesday.

“Under relentless bombardment, Gaza has become a graveyard for kids. Over 17,000 Palestinian children have been slaughtered, thousands are missing, tens of thousands are injured, with over a thousand amputations often performed without anesthesia, more than 35,000 lost one or both parents, many lost entire families,” he added.

Citing a report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, the spokesman said, “Up to 700 Palestinian children per annum have been kidnapped and held hostages for decades. Malnutrition has claimed 3,500 children, countless others suffer from hunger, disease, and displacement, and lack of basic living necessities.”

“These are deep wounds on the conscience of humanity. It is high time that the world stopped impunity for the atrocious crimes against Palestinian children,” he stressed.