UNICEF: Israel Killed More Than 100 Children in Gaza Since Ceasefire

UNICEF reported that Israeli air and ground operations have killed at least 100 Palestinian children in Gaza since the fragile ceasefire began on Oct. 10.

“UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said that during the ceasefire about one child is being killed each day, with deaths caused by air and drone strikes, tank shelling and live ammunition, and that six children have died of hypothermia this winter”

Al Jazeera

The agency recorded roughly 60 boys and 40 girls and warned the true toll is likely higher.

Al Jazeera

Spokesperson James Elder said the deaths have continued during the lull in large-scale hostilities.

He added that children are still being killed, saying 'roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day' despite the ceasefire.

Gaza's Health Ministry reports a higher figure, putting the child death toll at 165 during the same period.

These divergent tallies underscore a shared conclusion that Israeli military actions continue to kill children in Gaza.

UNICEF and multiple reporters attribute recent child deaths directly to Israeli military actions.

They cite airstrikes, drone strikes (including suicide drones), tank shelling, live ammunition, quadcopters and unexploded ordnance as causes.

Al-Jazeera Net

UNICEF spokesperson James Elder listed those weapons and warned that although large-scale bombardment has eased, these methods continue to kill children.

International and regional outlets also report that extreme winter conditions and inadequate shelter have caused hypothermia deaths among children in addition to deaths from direct strikes.

Aid agencies warn that Israel's restrictions and the suspension of dozens of international NGOs have choked the humanitarian response and reduced scrutiny of children's suffering.

“GENEVA Six Palestinian children have died from hypothermia in Gaza this winter, a UNICEF spokesperson said Tuesday”

Anadolu Ajansı

On Jan. 1, Israel suspended more than three dozen (37) international aid agencies' access to Gaza, a move the UN described as outrageous and that multiple outlets say blocks life‑saving assistance and journalists.

UNICEF and other agencies say deliveries have risen but remain insufficient, and that limited medical evacuations and blocked NGO access continue to leave children vulnerable to both attack and deprivation.

Several sources and officials use the language of genocide to describe the broader campaign that has produced mass civilian deaths and protracted suffering in Gaza.

UNICEF staff and some outlets describe the preceding Israeli offensive as a 'genocidal war.'

AnewZ

Gaza authorities and regional outlets regularly call the campaign a genocide as they tally more than 70,000 civilian deaths since October 2023.

Other outlets, including UN News and Vatican News, document deep psychological trauma and widespread destruction without adopting the legal label, reporting expanded but modest humanitarian services and stressing the need for accountability and evacuations.

UNICEF demanded full enforcement of the ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access, expanded medical evacuations, and accountability for the killing of children, specifically calling for action to stop Israeli strikes that continue to kill minors.

“The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday that over 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the October ceasefire, including victims of drone and quadcopter attacks”

Business Day

Multiple outlets repeated these calls and noted that while some primary healthcare and relief services have been restored under the ceasefire, the gains are modest and do not justify continued civilian deaths.

Business Day

Reporting across sources converges on an urgent need for access, medical evacuations, and independent investigations into child deaths.