The Gaza Strip is a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations says.
As of October 7, 2023, Israel has killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials.
That means one child is killed every 30 minutes.
Thousands more are missing under the rubble, most of them presumed dead.
The child survivors, many of whom have endured the tragic impact of multiple wars, have spent their lives under the shadow of the Israeli blockade, affecting every aspect of their lives since birth.
Among the documented children killed, there are at least:
- 710 children less than one year
- 1,793 children (1-3 years old)
- 1,205 kindergarten students (4-5 years old)
- 4,205 primary school children (ages 6-12)
- 3,442 high school children (ages 13-17)
Here are some of those most common baby names, listed alphabetically from A to Z.
More than 17,000 children have lost one or both parents
We are witnessing genocide in real time
Every day, 10 children lose one or both legs, through surgeries and amputations performed with little or no anesthesia due to Israel’s ongoing siege.
Without safe water, many children will die from starvation and disease
Children are at high risk of dehydration, and malnutrition can further accelerate the effects of dehydration
Gaza has once again become “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child”
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