Gaza (Quds News Network)- UNICEF has revealed a shocking toll: an average of 27 children are being killed every day in Gaza since October 7. The agency’s spokesperson in Palestine told Al Jazeera that children are paying the highest price in Israel’s genocide in the Strip. “There is no explanation for this level of killing,” he said. So far, over 17,000 children have been killed, out of more than 57,000 Palestinians Israel has killed during its genocide. The Ministry of Health had reported a growing malnutrition crisis. In May alone, more than 5,000 children in Gaza became acutely malnourished due to food shortages and the collapse of aid services. Since March 2, Israel has enforced a full blockade. Crossings remain closed. Most food kitchens have shut down. Famine is now widespread, threatening over 2 million people. Israel still bans baby formula from entering Gaza. Foreign doctors confirmed that Israeli soldiers confiscate infant milk at the borders, even from medical teams trying to deliver it. Gaza’s hospitals have issued urgent warnings. Thousands of newborns and infants in neonatal units face death as milk supplies, both regular and therapeutic, have run out. Doctors say without immediate aid, many babies will not survive the coming days. UNICEF has called for global action. But as the world watches, Gaza’s children continue to die by Israeli airstrikes, by hunger, and by deliberate neglect.