Approximately 28 children are being killed daily in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment and its restrictions on the delivery of direly needed humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations.“Death by bombardments. Death by malnutrition and starvation. Death by lack of aid and vital services,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a post on X on Tuesday.“In Gaza, an average of 28 children a day – the size of a classroom – have been killed.”The agency stressed that children in Gaza are in urgent need of food, clean water, medicine and protection, adding: “More than anything, they need a ceasefire, NOW.”
Death by bombardments.Death by malnutrition and starvation.Death by lack of aid and vital services.In Gaza, an average of 28 children a day – the size of a classroom – have been killed.
Gaza’s children need food, water, medicine and protection. More than anything, they need a… pic.twitter.com/7QIQQ6IAoG
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) August 4, 2025Israel has killed more than 18,000 children – one child every hour – since the start of its genocidal war on Gaza. At least 60,933 Palestinians have been killed and 150,027 others wounded since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked southern Israel.In the last 24 hours, at least eight Palestinians, including one child, have starved to death in Gaza. A total of 188 people, including 94 starving children, have died as Israel continues to block aid and kill aid seekers.“For those who survive, childhood has been replaced by a daily struggle for the basics of life,” said Al Jazeera’s Aksel Zaimovic. Advertisement Kadim Khufu Basim, a displaced Palestinian child, said he is forced to support a …
