Bodies of the Palestinian children killed in an Israeli attack on a house belonging to the Sabit family are taken from the morgue of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital by relatives for the funeral prayer in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on March 17, 2024. Photo: Anadolu Agency.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says more than 13,000 children have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, calling the death toll “astronomical” and “horrifying”.
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said on Sunday that in addition to the children killed in Gaza, many others are missing.
“Thousands more have been injured or we can’t even determine where they are. They may be stuck under rubble,” she added.
“We haven’t seen that rate of death among children in almost any other conflict in the world.”
Children in Gaza suffer terribly.
Safe and consistent humanitarian access is critical, and it’s a choice.
Transparency is important and relies on the safety and access for press, including the international press.
Children need a humanitarian ceasefire. https://t.co/lIR6mmGJld— Catherine Russell (@unicefchief) March 17, 2024
Russell also said that the malnourished children in maternity wards in Gaza “don’t even have the energy to cry.”
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