The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that “more than 100 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire in October,” including children killed in drone and quadcopter attacks.
“More than 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire in early October,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters at a UN media briefing via video link from Gaza. “Survival is still not guaranteed. Although the bombing and shelling slowed down during the ceasefire, they did not stop.”
Elder stated that almost all of the deaths, which included 60 boys and 40 girls, resulted from military attacks, including airstrikes, drone strikes, tank shelling, gunfire, and quadcopter drone attacks. A small number were caused by unexploded ordnance. He added that the toll is likely an undercount, as it is based only on deaths for which sufficient information was available. In this context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in its daily statistical report that 447 Palestinians have been killed and 1,246 others injured since the ceasefire agreement last October. The number of children who died from the cold has risen to seven, in addition to five Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours.
The ministry stated in its report issued today, Tuesday, that the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza has risen to 71,424 since October 7, 2023, while the number of injuries has risen to 171,324.
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