Eight children from the Gaza Strip, together with their families, have arrived in Romania and will be treated in specialized medical units, while their families will be placed in the care of the Bucharest General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection, the Government informs.According to a press release sent on Monday by the Government, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu has met these children."Children and the civilian population in the conflict zone need solidarity and empathy to overcome the dramas generated by the war. Since the very first days of the conflict, Romania has provided support to the civilian population, and today the first children from the Gaza Strip who will receive medical care in Romanian hospitals have arrived in Bucharest. Our support efforts are coupled with diplomatic steps to restore security, conclude a ceasefire agreement and free all hostages," said prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, quoted in the press release.The children and their families arrived in Romania with a Ministry of National Defence aircraft, the source said.Romania is providing this support on the basis of the request for international assistance made by the World Health Organization, through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the government release further shows. (Photo:https://www.facebook.com/)