UNICEF: 300 children killed in Gaza during 300 days of ceasefire - Sarmad
UNICEF has revealed a shocking toll of child victims in the Gaza Strip, where at least 300 children have been killed in the past 300 days since the ceasefire was declared in October 2025.
The United Nations Children’s Fund added that this equates to one child killed every day, despite nearly 10 months having passed since the agreement, which stipulated the suspension of military operations and the full entry of humanitarian and relief aid.
Edward Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said, “A ceasefire that results, on average, in one child killed every day is failing childhood and children.” He added, “Not to mention the hundreds of other children injured, many of them seriously; children in Gaza are still waiting for the end of violence that was promised to them.”
Families are currently living in tragic conditions, crowded into about one-third of the Gaza Strip’s area, sheltering in unsafe conditions among destroyed buildings, rubble, and accumulated solid waste. Across the Strip, children continue to face acute malnutrition and disease, a shortage of potable water, and the absence of sanitation systems, all of which threaten their lives.
Despite the grim outlook, Beigbeder expressed limited hope in recent announcements that “set out a roadmap for the next phase of the ceasefire, including steps toward ending hostilities and expanding humanitarian aid.” He stressed that this “offers new hope and a chance to finally stop the killing of children.”
The UN official set a simple test for the success of the upcoming agreement: “Will the killing stop? Will aid reach them on a large scale? Will hospitals reopen and water start flowing again? Will children return to school safely in September? Children have heard promises before. This time, agreements must be translated into actions.”
In conclusion, UNICEF called on all parties to fulfill their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, urging them to protect children, ensure their access to essential goods and services such as healthcare, education, safe water, and food, and allow humanitarian aid to reach needy children in a safe, rapid, and unimpeded manner.
