According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, over 18,800 children have been killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the assault in October 2023. 122 children and infants have died due to malnutrition and starvation since the war began, as Israel continues to block aid from entering the enclave, including food, medicine, and fuel. According to the Ministry in mid-July, more than 900 children were killed by Israel before their first birthday. Many were killed in their beds. Others while playing. Some were buried before they learned to walk. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during the Israeli assault. “Consider that for a moment. A whole classroom of children was killed, every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell told the U.N. Security Council.“In #Gaza, UNRWA schools have become shelters for hundreds of thousands of people.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 19, 2025
People sought protection under the UN flag only for these shelters to become a place for death including for too many children.
No place is safe for #children in Gaza.#CeasefireNow”
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