Doha, The Education Above All Foundation has called for protecting children in the occupied Palestinian territories and preventing their targeting.

In a statement, the foundation emphasized that the shelling of schools and hospitals and deliberate deprivation of food and medicine constitute grave violations against children, adding that if these actions are deliberate, they are considered war crimes.

"The present siege, which has cut supplies of food, medical supplies and energy from entering Gaza, will cause hunger and starvation to these children. Starvation of civilian populations as a tactic of war is a war crime." The current comprehensive and unprecedented Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which began last Saturday, has resulted in the martyrdom of 2,215 people and the injury of 8,714 in the Gaza Strip, including hundreds of children and women. In addition, 54 people have been martyred and more than 1,100 have been injured in the West Bank. This aggression has also caused immense destruction to hospitals, schools, homes, and infrastructure amidst the deliberate cutting off of electricity and water, and the prevention of food, fuel, and medical aid from entering Gaza.

Source: Qatar News Agency