More than 30 Palestinian children have held a sit-in strike in front of the UN offices in Gaza City. They announced that they are going to hold a twelve hour hunger strike to declare their rejection to the policy of starvation and the siege imposed on the Palestinian people.

The children erected two tents opposite the offices and said that they will stay there until 10 pm on Thursday.

Some of the strikers took off their clothes and wrote slogans against the siege and the starvation which the US and the West is imposing on the Palestinians.

Noura, a girl of 11 years, said "I am ready to announce 100 days' hunger strike against the siege."

Fawzi Abu Arar, a 10 year-old boy, said "I am besieged, as is my father, and also all my people, and the world refuses to give us our rights. That is why I am here to send a letter to the world which says that we will not bow."

Fida'a Uassin, a 12 year-old girl, held a placard with two slogans, one asked "Where is my father's salary?" and the other declared "Yes to a united national government".

Source: Ma'an News Agency