"The children of Gaza are trapped in a graveyard," says Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to the United Nations General Assembly. "They’ve been bombed, maimed, starved, burned alive, buried in the rubble of their homes, separated from their parents"

"Denied every ounce of humanity that the rules of war were designed to preserve," Fletcher continues. "Killed while sleeping, playing, queuing for food and water, seeking medical care. I fear that we will gather again, to solemnly intone the death toll, to try to find new words to express the horror, to call again for action. But how many more must die? And what further damage will we have done to our shared humanity?"