Edward Carver is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Following a series of evacuation orders this week, Israel i forces issued another on Friday for areas in central and southern Gaza , including 'safe zones,' leaving Palestinian families gripped with fear and with 'nowhere to go,' according to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
estimates that roughly 17,000 Gazan children are unaccompanied, but the IRC warns that the real figure may be much higher. Unaccompanied youth are at risk of labor exploitation, starvation, and mental health problems that can plague them for the rest of their lives. Gazan children, shocked by the war, are 'clinging to others during loud sounds, wetting the bed, having nightmares, and are wanting to sleep under the bed to feel secure,' the report says.
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