UNICEF says one child killed per day in Gaza since ‘ceasefire’
Al Jazeera
•Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:54 +0000
📰 What Happened
UNICEF said at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the roughly 300 days since a 'ceasefire' was announced on October 10, 2025, an average of one child a day, with hundreds more wounded. The agency's regional director Edouard Beigbeder said the ceasefire 'is failing children' and urged parties to a proposed US-led peace plan to turn pledges into action.
🔍 The Backstory
Israel's war on Gaza, which began in October 2023, has killed more than 73,300 Palestinians according to health authorities. Despite the nominal ceasefire, families remain confined to about a third of the enclave, sheltering among ruins and rubble, and children continue to face acute malnutrition, disease, unsafe water and a shortage of incubators for premature newborns.
🎯 Why It Matters
The figures underscore that the ceasefire has not delivered safety for civilians, particularly children, and cast doubt on the durability of the US-led plan meant to end the conflict. The death of a child every day despite a declared truce is a humanitarian and diplomatic indictment of the peace process.
UNICEF said at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the roughly 300 days since a 'ceasefire' was announced on October 10, 2025, an average of one child a day, with hundreds more wounded. The agency's regional director Edouard Beigbeder said the ceasefire 'is failing children' and urged parties to a proposed US-led peace plan to turn pledges into action.
Israel's war on Gaza, which began in October 2023, has killed more than 73,300 Palestinians according to health authorities. Despite the nominal ceasefire, families remain confined to about a third of the enclave, sheltering among ruins and rubble, and children continue to face acute malnutrition, disease, unsafe water and a shortage of incubators for premature newborns.
The figures underscore that the ceasefire has not delivered safety for civilians, particularly children, and cast doubt on the durability of the US-led plan meant to end the conflict. The death of a child every day despite a declared truce is a humanitarian and diplomatic indictment of the peace process.