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UNICEF says inaction on Gaza amounts to 'approval' of killing childrenA lasting ceasefire must be implemented, James Elder, spokesperson for UNICEF, told reporters via video link from Gaza.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A Palestinian assists a boy following an Israeli strike on a house, after a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel expired, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip December 1, 2023.</p></div>

A Palestinian assists a boy following an Israeli strike on a house, after a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel expired, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip December 1, 2023.

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Geneva: UNICEF on Friday appealed for a lasting ceasefire to be implemented in Gaza, describing inaction as "an approval of the killing of children" after a week-old truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed.

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"A lasting ceasefire must be implemented," James Elder, spokesperson for UNICEF, told reporters via video link from Gaza.

"Inaction at its core is an approval of the killing of children."

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(Published 01 December 2023, 15:52 IST)