UNICEF: 'Stop Bombing Schools and Hospitals

UNICEF has denounced what has been "a horrific week for Syria's children - living and dying - under the relentless bombardment of schools, homes and hospitals," the organization's MENA Regional Director Geert Cappelaere said in a statement.

    "Hospitals in eastern Aleppo and Idlib were targeted while attacks on schools in Aleppo and Ghouta left nine children dead. We saw footage of children being treated for asphyxiation in eastern Aleppo. Moments later, al-Bayan hospital is shelled, and terrified mothers carry their children to a basement while sick infants are taken out of incubators to be rushed to safety," Cappelaere said.

    There are no more working hospitals in eastern Aleppo, where more than 100,000 children are trapped under siege and heavy bombardment with dwindling access to food and medicine.

    In western Aleppo two schools were attacked, leaving eight children dead and many more injured. In one school, a fourth grade class was practicing a dance routine when a mortar fell in the school yard.

    According to the report, Al-Qarma primary school in east Ghouta near Damascus, a girl was killed and at least 15 injured when the building took a direct hit. The 10-year-olds were in a mathematics lesson. In Idlib, an additional two schools were hit with three children injured.

Source: QNA