According to the Gaza health ministry more than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its offensive. Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, says more than 50,000 children in Gaza require medical treatment for acute malnutrition

Joining the discussion: 

• Mustafa Barghouti is President of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. 
• Abdel Bari-Atwan is Editor-in-Chief of Rai al-Youm.
• Joshua Landis is Director of Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
• Joel Rubin is former Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary for House Affairs.

The Israeli blockade, which prevents aid from entering Gaza, is slowly leading to the deaths of thousands of Palestinian children who urgently require nutrition and milk. pic.twitter.com/gNg7RjwNgH

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 21, 2024

Medical staff and the people of Gaza have persevered to get Nasser Hospital up and running again after it was rendered non-operational in March.

UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder reports from the ground.

The children of Gaza need a ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/Nj55ju4zDP

— UNICEF (@UNICEF) June 20, 2024