Key facts
- At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
- UNICEF stated that hundreds more children have been injured, many severely.
- Children in Gaza continue to face acute malnutrition, disease, unsafe water, and damaged sanitation systems.
- The UN reported 1,209 people killed and 3,943 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement.
- Airstrikes have disrupted civilian life, damaged shelters, and restricted access to essential services.
UNICEF has reported that at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza over the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025. This averages to one child dying each day, a statistic UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, described as a failure to protect children.
Beigbeder emphasized that with hundreds more children injured, many severely, children in Gaza are still awaiting an end to the violence they were promised. He added that agreements must translate into action, not just promises.
Children in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from acute malnutrition, disease, lack of safe water, and damaged sanitation systems. UNICEF spokesperson Louise Wateridge highlighted the critical condition of newborns in partially functioning hospitals lacking essential equipment and medicine, with multiple babies sometimes sharing a single incubator.
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, noted that since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, 1,209 people have been killed and 3,943 injured. OCHA also reported that ongoing military operations are disrupting civilian life, damaging shelters, causing displacement, and restricting access to life-saving services.