FLASH
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At least 2,000 children in Gaza have lost their lives since the start of the war with Israel.
Already, agencies on the ground helping civilians are calling for a cease-fire, as doctors say if Israel imposes a fuel blockade, many babies and other hospital patients could die.
"At least 2,000 children have been killed in Gaza over the past 17 days and another 27 have been killed in the West Bank. We call on all parties to take immediate steps to protect the lives of children and the international community to support those efforts," Save the Children said, adding that Israeli airstrikes are "killing and injuring children."
Israel has intensified its bombing campaign in the besieged Strip, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying on Monday that the country is preparing for an operation against the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza from "air, land and sea".
The Israeli leadership has vowed to eradicate Hamas in response to the deadly terrorist attacks on October 7 that took hundreds of citizens hostage.
Fuel is a lifeline
Fuel means life in Gaza. Without fuel, water cannot be pumped and the generators that power hospitals, run incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines and sterilize surgical equipment will shut down.
12 hospitals and 32 medical centers are out of service after the Israeli attacks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Despite the urgency, no fuel trucks entered Gaza as part of a humanitarian aid convoy from Egypt's Rafah border crossing over the weekend, according to Israeli and UN authorities.
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