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According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), at least 67 Palestinian children have lost their lives in the Gaza Strip since the United States-brokered ceasefire came into effect last month.
UNICEF spokesman Ricardo Pires told a news conference in Geneva that the victims included a young girl who was killed by an Israeli airstrike on a house in Khan Younis, south of Gaza, on Thursday, November 20. According to him, seven other children were killed the day before, November 21, during a wave of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
"This is an agreed ceasefire. The number of victims is shocking. These are not just statistics, every child had families, dreams and lives, which were suddenly cut short by the ongoing violence," Pires said.
UNICEF estimates that since the start of the war in October 2023, 64,000 Palestinian children have been killed or injured by Israeli attacks.
Save the Children reports that in 2024, an average of 475 Palestinian children each month suffered lifelong injuries, including brain trauma and burns. Gaza has also become the city with the highest number of child amputees in modern history.
Meanwhile, Israel has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war, causing a humanitarian crisis and the deaths of children from lack of food.
The Israeli military recently carried out a series of airstrikes in Gaza following an incident in Khan Younis, where it said its troops were shot. Hamas denied these claims, calling the attack a “dangerous escalation” and warning that the Israeli government wants to “restart the genocide” in Gaza.
Doctors Without Borders reported that its teams treated women and children with severe fractures and gunshot wounds, including a 9-year-old girl with facial wounds. A patient at al-Shifa hospital said he saw his father and three brothers covered in blood after the attacks.
In addition to the attacks, Palestinians also face restrictions on humanitarian supplies, including tents for displaced families during the winter.
Pires points out that many children "sleep outside and tremble with fear."
"The reality for the children of Gaza is simple and brutal, there is no safe place for them and the world cannot continue to normalize their suffering. For hundreds of thousands of children living in the rubble of their homes, winter is an additional threat," Pires concluded, calling for more humanitarian aid to be allowed.
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