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After nearly 18 months of war, nearly one million children in Gaza have been repeatedly displaced and deprived of their right to basic services.
The world must not stand by and allow the killing and suffering of children in Gaza to continue. |
Harrowing.
At least 100 children are reported killed or injured every day in #Gaza, since the strikes resumed (on 18 March) according to @UNICEF
Young lives cut short in a war not of children’s making.
Since the war began 1.5 years ago, 15,000 children were reportedly killed.
The ceasefire at the beginning of the year gave Gaza’s children a chance to survive & be children.
The resumption of the war is again robbing them of their childhood. The war has turned Gaza into a “no land” for children.
This is a stain on our common humanity.
Nothing justifies the killing of children wherever they are.
Resume the #ceasefirenow
UNICEF continues to call on parties to cease hostilities and reinstate
the ceasefire. Humanitarian aid and commercial goods must be allowed to
enter and be transported across the Gaza Strip. Sick and injured
children must be evacuated for medical care. Civilians, including
children and humanitarian workers, and the remaining essential
infrastructure must be protected, and the hostages must be released.
UNICEF also urges states with influence to use their leverage to stop the conflict and ensure respect for international law, including that children are protected. The world must not stand by and allow the killing and suffering of children to continue.
UNICEF also urges states with influence to use their leverage to stop the conflict and ensure respect for international law, including that children are protected. The world must not stand by and allow the killing and suffering of children to continue.
At least 322 children reportedly killed in the Gaza Strip following breakdown of ceasefire
NEW YORK/AMMAN, 31 March 2025 – The breakdown of the
ceasefire and resumption of intense bombardments and ground operations
in the Gaza Strip has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609
injured – constituting a daily average of around 100 children killed or
maimed over the past 10 days. Most of these children were displaced,
sheltering in makeshift tents or damaged homes. These figures include
children who were reportedly killed or injured when the surgical
department of Al Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza, was struck in an
attack on 23 March.
The resurgence of relentless and indiscriminate bombardments, combined with the complete block on supplies entering the Gaza Strip for more than three weeks, has put the humanitarian response under severe strain and Gaza’s civilians – especially its one million children – at grave risk.
“The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children and hope for a path to recovery,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “But children have again been plunged into a cycle of deadly violence and deprivation. All parties must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect children.”
After nearly 18 months of war, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, over 34,000 reportedly injured, and nearly one million children repeatedly displaced and deprived of their right to basic services.
With no aid allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – food, safe water, shelter, and medical care have become increasingly scarce. Without these essential supplies, malnutrition, diseases and other preventable conditions will likely surge, leading to an increase in preventable child deaths.... READ MORE https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/least-322-children-reportedly-killed-gaza-strip-following-breakdown-ceasefire
The resurgence of relentless and indiscriminate bombardments, combined with the complete block on supplies entering the Gaza Strip for more than three weeks, has put the humanitarian response under severe strain and Gaza’s civilians – especially its one million children – at grave risk.
“The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children and hope for a path to recovery,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “But children have again been plunged into a cycle of deadly violence and deprivation. All parties must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect children.”
After nearly 18 months of war, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, over 34,000 reportedly injured, and nearly one million children repeatedly displaced and deprived of their right to basic services.
With no aid allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – food, safe water, shelter, and medical care have become increasingly scarce. Without these essential supplies, malnutrition, diseases and other preventable conditions will likely surge, leading to an increase in preventable child deaths.... READ MORE https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/least-322-children-reportedly-killed-gaza-strip-following-breakdown-ceasefire
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