The head of the U.N. children’s agency says he is "appalled" at reports of attacks on four medical facilities in Syria — two supported by UNICEF.
UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said Monday that one facility was a child and maternal hospital where children were reportedly killed and scores evacuated.
He says two strikes took place in the northern city of Azaz and two in the Idlib province, where one hospital was reportedly struck four times.
He says there are also reports that two schools were attacked at Azaz, reportedly killing six children.
Lake says a third of hospitals and a quarter of schools in Syria are no longer functioning.
Aside from diplomatic considerations and obligations under international humanitarian law, Lake said, "let us remember that these victims are children. Children."
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