Unprecedented number of children killed in Gaza
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The number of children killed in Gaza has surpassed the number of children killed in wars around the world since 2019.
The number of children killed in Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed in conflict zones around the world since 2019, according to Save the children.
More than 3,257 children have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 on the west coast and 29 in Israel, according to the health ministries of Gaza and Israel. The number of children killed in the Gaza Strip in just three weeks exceeded the number of children killed in armed conflict in more than 20 countries around the world over the past three years.
Of the 7,703 people killed in Gaza, more than 40 per cent were children, in the occupied Palestinian territory and more than a third of all those killed in Israel. The death toll could be much higher as another 1,000 children in Gaza have disappeared under the rubble.
On Friday, the Israeli military announced “expanded ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, while Save the Children warned that this would lead to more deaths, injuries and suffering, and called for an immediate ceasefire.
At least 6,360 children were reported injured in Gaza, at least 180 children in the west coast and at least 74 children in Israel. More than 200 people, including children, remain hostage in Gaza.
According to the UN, the risk of children dying from injuries has never been higher, as a third of hospitals in the Gaza Strip are no longer operating due to power cuts and blocked access to goods, fuel and medicines, as they were under a complete blockade by the Israeli government. According to Médecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors without Borders, “resulting anaesthesia shortages have meant amputating children without pain relief” the organisation wrote.
Save the Children is gravely concerned that the ongoing ground operation by Israeli forces in Gaza will inevitably lead to more child casualties, as children's bodies will not be able to withstand explosive weapons.
More than 3,257 children have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 on the west coast and 29 in Israel, according to the health ministries of Gaza and Israel. The number of children killed in the Gaza Strip in just three weeks exceeded the number of children killed in armed conflict in more than 20 countries around the world over the past three years.
Of the 7,703 people killed in Gaza, more than 40 per cent were children, in the occupied Palestinian territory and more than a third of all those killed in Israel. The death toll could be much higher as another 1,000 children in Gaza have disappeared under the rubble.
On Friday, the Israeli military announced “expanded ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, while Save the Children warned that this would lead to more deaths, injuries and suffering, and called for an immediate ceasefire.
At least 6,360 children were reported injured in Gaza, at least 180 children in the west coast and at least 74 children in Israel. More than 200 people, including children, remain hostage in Gaza.
According to the UN, the risk of children dying from injuries has never been higher, as a third of hospitals in the Gaza Strip are no longer operating due to power cuts and blocked access to goods, fuel and medicines, as they were under a complete blockade by the Israeli government. According to Médecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors without Borders, “resulting anaesthesia shortages have meant amputating children without pain relief” the organisation wrote.
Save the Children is gravely concerned that the ongoing ground operation by Israeli forces in Gaza will inevitably lead to more child casualties, as children's bodies will not be able to withstand explosive weapons.
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