"At least 21,000 children have been disabled in Gaza since Israel's genocidal war on the besieged enclave broke out nearly two years ago, a United Nations committee has said. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reported on Wednesday that about 40,500 children have suffered new war-related injuries during the war, leaving more than half of them disabled."
"Reports also described people with disabilities being forced to flee in unsafe and undignified conditions, such as crawling through sand or mud without mobility assistance, it said. Meanwhile, the CRPD said the restrictions, a result of Israel's punishing blockade, on humanitarian aid being brought into the Gaza Strip were disproportionately impacting the disabled. People with disabilities faced severe disruptions in assistance, leaving many without food, clean water, or sanitation and dependent on others for survival, it said."
An estimated 132,000 children under five in Gaza are projected to be at risk of death from acute malnutrition by June 2026. At least 21,000 children have been left disabled and about 40,500 suffered new war-related injuries, over half resulting in disability. Forced displacement orders were often inaccessible to people with hearing or visual impairments, preventing evacuation. Many people with disabilities fled in unsafe, undignified ways without mobility assistance. Restrictions on humanitarian aid under the blockade have disproportionately disrupted assistance to disabled people, leaving many without food, clean water, sanitation, mobility aids, or safe access to distribution points.
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