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Forbes
6 days ago
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- Forbes
More Than 50,000 Children Killed Or Injured In Gaza
Six hundred days after the start of the war in Gaza, Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, asks, 'How many more dead girls and boys will it take?" Injured during an air strike, Yousef lies among the ruins of the tent where his family has been living in a schoolyard in Al-Shuja'iya, Gaza City. Since the end of the ceasefire on March 18, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured in Gaza. In total, more than 50,000 children have been reported dead or injured since October 2023. Over the past weekend, 10 siblings under age 12 were pulled from the rubble of their family's home in Khan Younis. Only one reportedly survived, with critical injuries. Days later, a small child was trapped in a burning school in Gaza City; at least 31 people, including 18 children, were reported dead. Yousef, center, lies among ruins in Al-Shuja'iya on May 27, 2025. 'We were sleeping here in a tent in the schoolyard, and suddenly the tent and stones collapsed on us," Yousef says. "My leg was broken.' His father, left, adds: 'Suddenly, we found ourselves under the rubble. I tried to get out from underneath, and I found my younger son inside — I pulled him out. When I looked around, all I could see was fire. People were burning and screaming. My younger son, Kinan, was injured and is now in the intensive care unit at the hospital.' "Images from [these] two horrific attacks provide yet more evidence of the unconscionable cost of this ruthless war on children in the Gaza Strip," Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said in a statement. 'These children — lives that should never be reduced to numbers — are now part of a long, harrowing list of unimaginable horrors: the grave violations against children, the blockade of aid, the starvation, the constant forced displacement and the destruction of hospitals, water systems, schools and homes. In essence, the destruction of life itself in the Gaza Strip." A mother holds her 1-year-old daughter, Asmaa, outside a UNICEF malnutrition screening and treatment point in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. 'Asmaa started losing weight a few months ago because it was really difficult to find anything to eat. Nothing is available, and I can hardly provide any food for my baby. She started to improve slightly when she began eating the nutrition supplements provided here. She now weighs nine kilos — before, she only weighed five.' Despite the extremely challenging circumstances, UNICEF staff remain present on the ground in the Gaza Strip, delivering supplies and essential services where they are most needed. UNICEF continues to screen and treat children for malnutrition, and to distribute multipurpose cash assistance to help families purchase food and medicines, when they are available in the market. UNICEF is supporting critical water, sanitation and hygiene services, including the delivery of safe drinking water to 1.5 million people. Children are attending UNICEF temporary learning spaces, and being vaccinated against measles, polio and diphtheria. With the summer approaching, the country office is extremely concerned about the the outbreak of waterborne diseases, especially acute watery diarrhea, where they have seen increases. Sustained support is needed from donors to reach every child in need. Learn more about UNICEF's ongoing emergency response in Gaza On May 25, 2025, a mother holds her 1-year-old son at a UNICEF-supported malnutrition screening and treatment point in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. 'We are originally from Rafah, and I have been displaced many times,' she said. 'I have been struggling since he was born. The saddest thing is that he needs nutritious food, which is not available. He is always tired and sick, and refuses to eat anything. But he loves this [ready-to-use therapeutic] food — when he sees it, he starts eating it right away.' Every child has the right to a safe and healthy childhood. UNICEF is once again urging all parties to the conflict to end the violence, protect civilians, including children, respect international humanitarian law and human rights law, allow the immediate provision of humanitarian aid, and release all hostages. "How many more dead girls and boys will it take?" asked Beigbeder. "What level of horror must be live streamed before the international community fully steps up, uses its influence, and takes bold, decisive action to force the end of this ruthless killing of children?" 'The children of Gaza need protection," Beigbeder continued. "They need food, water and medicine. They need a ceasefire. But more than anything, they need immediate, collective action to stop this once and for all.' Help UNICEF save more lives. Please donate today. Right now, the lives of the most vulnerable children hang in the balance as conflicts and crises jeopardize the care and protection that they deserve. Dependable, uninterrupted and effective foreign aid is critical to the well-being of millions of children. Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.
Saba Yemen
6 days ago
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- Saba Yemen
UNICEF: Over 50,000 children martyred in Israeli war on Gaza
Geneva - Saba: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has resulted in the martyrdom and injury of more than 50,000 Palestinian children since October 7, 2023. "In just 72 hours last week, images from two horrific Israeli attacks in Gaza provided further evidence of the devastating cost of this brutal war on children," said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, in a statement published by the UN agency on its website on Wednesday. He added, "On Friday, we saw videos of the burned and dismembered bodies of children from the al-Najjar family being pulled from the rubble of their home in Khan Younis," in the southern Gaza Strip. The UN official continued, "Of 10 siblings under the age of 12, only one child was reported to have survived with serious injuries." He explained, "Early Monday morning, we saw images of a little girl trapped in a burning school in Gaza City. This attack, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, reportedly killed at least 31 people, including 18 children." UNICEF said, "Since the ceasefire ended on March 18, 1,309 children have been killed and 3,738 others injured. In total, more than 50,000 children have been killed or injured since October 2023." The UNICEF Regional Director asked, "How many more girls and boys must be killed? What level of horror must be broadcast live before the international community fully intervenes, uses its influence, and takes bold and decisive action to force an end to this merciless killing of children?" "These children are lives that should never be reduced to numbers. They are now part of a long and horrific list of unimaginable horrors: grave violations against children, the blockade of aid, starvation, ongoing forced displacement, and the destruction of hospitals, water systems, schools, and homes. In short, the destruction of life itself in the Gaza Strip," he added. UNICEF urged "all parties to the conflict to end the violence, protect civilians, including children, respect international humanitarian law and human rights law, allow immediate access to humanitarian aid, and release all hostages." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Gulf Today
18-05-2025
- Health
- Gulf Today
Gaza deadliest place for children: Unicef
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has warned that the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for children, with no safe areas remaining, following the deaths of over 45 Palestinian children in the past two days alone amid ongoing Israeli attacks. Edouard Beigbeder, Unicef Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, stated that children are being targeted in locations that should be safe-such as hospitals, schools, shelters and even displacement tents. He stressed that over the past 19 months, Gaza has become increasingly deadly for children. Relatives mourn by the bodies of four-month-old Aylul Abu Seif and her father Khaled who were killed in Israeli strikes, at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue. AFP Beigbeder revealed that more than 950 Palestinian children have been killed by airstrikes in the last two months, while those who remain face severe hardships, including relentless bombardment, extreme shortages of food, water and basic healthcare. Palestinian children sit on rubble from a house destroyed in Israeli strikes in Al Saftawi area. AFP He added that the blockade on humanitarian aid is worsening the crisis, noting that the dangers to children extend beyond bombs and bullets to include hunger, disease and contaminated water. Beigbeder emphasised that violations of children's rights have become systematic and daily occurrences, calling for urgent international action to end these abuses and ensure the protection of children from violence and loss of life. He renewed UNICEF's call for an immediate ceasefire, respect for international humanitarian law, unimpeded humanitarian access, protection of civilians, and the release of detainees. WAM
Al Etihad
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Etihad
Gaza deadliest place for children: UNICEF
18 May 2025 08:18 GAZA (WAM) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for children, with no safe areas remaining, following the deaths of over 45 Palestinian children in the past two days alone amid ongoing Israeli Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, stated that children are being targeted in locations that should be safe, such as hospitals, schools, shelters, and even displacement stressed that over the past 19 months, Gaza has become increasingly deadly for revealed that more than 950 Palestinian children have been killed by airstrikes in the last two months, while those who remain face severe hardships, including relentless bombardment, extreme shortages of food, water, and basic added that the blockade on humanitarian aid is worsening the crisis, noting that the dangers to children extend beyond bombs and bullets to include hunger, disease, and contaminated emphasised that violations of children's rights have become systematic and daily occurrences, calling for urgent international action to end these abuses and ensure the protection of children from violence and loss of life. He renewed UNICEF's call for an immediate ceasefire, respect for international humanitarian law, unimpeded humanitarian access, protection of civilians, and the release of detainees.
Times of Oman
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Gaza deadliest place for children: UNICEF
Gaza City: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for children, with no safe areas remaining, following the deaths of over 45 Palestinian children in the past two days alone amid ongoing Israeli attacks. Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, stated that children are being targeted in locations that should be safe, such as hospitals, schools, shelters and even displacement tents. He stressed that over the past 19 months, Gaza has become increasingly deadly for children. Beigbeder revealed that more than 950 Palestinian children have been killed by airstrikes in the last two months, while those who remain face severe hardships, including relentless bombardment and extreme shortages of food, water and basic healthcare. He added that the blockade on humanitarian aid is worsening the crisis, noting that the dangers to children extend beyond bombs and bullets to include hunger, disease and contaminated water. Beigbeder emphasised that violations of children's rights have become systematic and daily occurrences, calling for urgent international action to end these abuses and ensure the protection of children from violence and loss of life. He renewed UNICEF's call for an immediate ceasefire, respect for international humanitarian law, unimpeded humanitarian access, protection of civilians, and the release of detainees.
