Over 21,000 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza as Israel Bombs Schools and Hospitals

More than 21,000 Palestinian children have been killed during two years of Israel's war against Gaza.

“Official Palestinian data reported today, Sunday, that more than 21,000 children have been martyred, including about 19,000 school students, during two years of Israel's war of extermination against the Gaza Strip, while more than 44,000 were injured and hundreds of thousands displaced”

Al-Jazeera Net

The total number of Palestinian martyrs reached 72,289, including 21,283 children which constitutes about 30%.

Al-Jazeera Net

Around 450 infants died, 1,029 children did not reach their first year of life, and 5,031 children under the age of five were killed.

Despite a ceasefire since October 10, Israel killed 716 Palestinians as of April 5.

The deadliest single incident was the US-Israeli missile strike that destroyed a girls' school in Minab, killing at least 153 children and staff.

UNICEF reported more than 340 children killed since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

Le Courrier de l'Atlas

More than 1.2 million children have been displaced across the region.

157 children died of hunger and 25 died from cold in tents.

Killing methods were not limited to missiles; blockade, hunger, and cold also claimed lives.

“Millions of children have been plunged into crisis by the war in the Middle East, with reports of child soldiers in Iran, mass forced displacements in Lebanon and the killing of hundreds of minors”

The Guardian

The revival of Palestinian Children’s Day dates back to 1995 when Yasser Arafat made a commitment.

The Guardian highlighted the trauma of displacement with the story of Nidal Ahmed.

Human rights organizations warned about lasting effects on brain development and mental health.