Dear Friends at phongthuytamnguyen.com UNICEF welcomed the announcement of a temporary pause in fighting and the return of children to their families. However, we continue to call for a complete and immediate ceasefire and for the killing and maiming of all children to stop. Hundreds of thousands of children are affected by the violent conflict in Gaza and Israel. An unrelenting bombardment of Gaza followed the brutal attacks in Israel on  7  October. Violence is taking a terrible toll on the lives of children and families. Homes and critical infrastructure lie in ruin. 22 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals, which are also being used as shelters for displaced people, are no longer functional. Many children and families have also sought shelter in schools. Supply routes into Gaza are severely impacted, impacting food, water, electricity and medicine access for children and families. More than a million people, nearly half of them children, have been warned to move south, as Israel continues a ground assault into one of the world’s most densely populated areas. Despite the dangerous situation, we continue to deliver life-saving supplies such as medicine and clean water, as well as mental health support. We have been able to bring some supplies to Gaza through the reopened Rafah Crossing with Egypt – but this meets only a tiny proportion of the need so far, and the temporary pause in hostilities will be insufficient to meet the dire needs in Gaza. With supplies and living conditions rapidly declining, we need your help to reach more children and families.  Please support the Children of Gaza Crisis Appeal. You can help us reach more children affected by the crisis. Please donate today and help us protect children in Gaza and the wider State of Palestine. Bitcoin: bc1q4206tlzgldnr3efu44hf9m6qm329ztzxhqfxdw Ethereum: 0xa74cce7805342F10df39B698342380f58bB709b5 Warm Regards Stephanie Swint Aspernstrasse 4, Schilterndorf, 9150, CARINTHIA, Austria, 0699 364 04 18