And it comes after 87 children were killed and more than 750 were injured during previous rounds of hostilities in the past two years. “This latest escalation follows a spike in conflict-related violence that has left 26 Palestinian children and four Israeli children dead since the start of the year – three times the number of conflict-related child deaths recorded in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip during the same period in 2022. Water and sanitation systems in the Gaza Strip are running low on fuel, and health centers are now operating at half capacity, undermining access to essential services for children – especially the injured – and other vulnerable groups. All schools in the Gaza Strip are closed, as well as those in Israel within 40 km, interrupting education for thousands of students. “At least six children – the youngest just four-years-old – have been killed and 36 reported injured in the Gaza Strip since 9 May.
NEW YORK, – “Escalating violence in and around the Gaza Strip is once again wreaking havoc on the lives of children.
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