NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces killed at least 45 children in the Gaza Strip in the last two days, according to the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF).
“The reported killing of at least 45 children in the Gaza Strip in the last two days is yet another devastating reminder that children in Gaza are suffering first and foremost, having to starve day after day only to be victims of indiscriminate attacks,” UNICEF said in a statement.
It called for the daily suffering and killing of children in the war-torn enclave to be ended immediately.
“Children in the Gaza Strip are facing relentless bombardments while being deprived of essential goods, services and lifesaving care” since the onset of the Israeli genocidal aggression, it said.
“For the past two months, the situation has further deteriorated, due to the imposed blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The threats to children’s lives go beyond bombs and bullets. The living conditions too, threaten their survival. With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of famine, illness, and death,” it added.
It recalled that “children's rights in Gaza are being gravely violated every day” and called for an urgent action to “protect children from widespread grave violations of their rights and threats to their survival.”
“Nineteen months into this conflict, children have suffered violence without relent, including indiscriminate attacks. They have suffered multiple months-long blockades, denying them of essential food, water, and health supplies. They have suffered repeated displacements – being forced to relocate again and again, in search of safety and shelter. They have suffered in ways unimaginable. Their scars will endure a lifetime,” it elaborated.
It renewed the call for an immediate ceasefire, respecting international humanitarian law, allowing the immediate unimpeded provision of humanitarian aid to all parts of the Strip, and the protection of civilians from attacks.
“The daily suffering and killing of children must end immediately,” it concluded.
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