As violence escalates in Gaza and the West Bank, the international community is obliged to act to stop it.


Mohamad Alasmar is Save the Children’s UN Representative in New York.
As violence escalates in Gaza and the West Bank, the international community is obliged to act to stop it.

For the sake of children, we have to demand an end to the violence and adherence to international law in Palestine.
![Palestinians including children are treated at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after being injured in Israeli attacks which killed 40 Palestinians and injured 100 others in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on February 22, 2024 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AA-20240222-33784832-33784817-ISRAELI_ATTACKS_ON_GAZA_CONTINUE-1708669975.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)