At least 21,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been disabled as a result of Israeli military actions in the Palestinian enclave since October 7, 2023.
Such data were provided by experts of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at a briefing in Geneva.
According to their information, about 40,5 thousand children in Gaza received "war-related injuries." It is noted that from October 7, 2023 to August 21, 2025, more than 157 thousand Gazans were injured, and more than 25% of them are at risk of being disabled for life. tass.ru.
During the year, more than 240 million people connected to the global network, and now about six billion inhabitants of the planet are online – three quarters of the world's total population.
Houthis from the Ansar Allah rebel movement, which controls about a third of Yemen's territory, have detained 20 UN staff in the capital Sanaa, including 15 foreign nationals. This was reported to TASS by a representative of the world organization.
The cost of the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip is estimated at $70 billion, and the restoration of the territory may take decades, UN representative Jaco Silliers told reporters. His words are reported by Reuters.
Iran may withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons after the re-imposition of sanctions initiated by France, Germany and the United Kingdom, said a member of the Iranian parliament, Euronews reports.
