Malnourished babies in Gaza “do not have energy to cry,” says UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated Sunday that over 13,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been killed as a result of the “Israeli” aggression currently ongoing since Oct. 7, 2023.

“The babies… don’t even have the energy to cry,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said, in comments made to CBS News.

“I’ve been in wards of children who are suffering from severe anemia malnutrition, the whole ward is absolutely quiet. Because the children, the babies… don’t even have the energy to cry.”

“Thousands more have been injured or we can’t even determine where they are. They may be stuck under rubble … We haven’t seen that rate of death among children in almost any other conflict in the world.”

Russell added there were “very great bureaucratic challenges” moving trucks into Gaza for aid and assistance, as the Strip is currently facing a systematic starvation and siege policy imposed by the Israeli Occupation.

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