The Gulf Cooperation Council countries have said the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the international community must do more to protect children in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

“UNHRC and the international community [must] shoulder their responsibility in ending the tragedy of the children in Gaza and securing their right to live, safety, and protection, considering [it] to be a legal, ethical, and human obligation,” the GCC statement said.

The statement added that children in Gaza are facing “indescribable violations”, highlighting that “over 13 thousand Gazan children have been killed” in the conflict so far.