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UNICEF: Over 50,000 Palestinian Children Killed or Injured in Gaza Since October 2023 Amid 55,000 Civilian Deaths and 1.9 Million Displaced

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Updated Jun 4, 2025, 05:42 PM

Since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza in October 2023, over 50,000 children have been killed or injured, according to reports from UNICEF and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). UNICEF data indicates that since a ceasefire ended on March 18, 2025, at least 1,309 children have been killed and 3,738 injured. The overall civilian toll in Gaza exceeds 55,000, including more than 15,000 children and 9,000 women, with 1.9 million people displaced and 2.1 million facing hunger amid collapsing hospital infrastructure. Additionally, around 42,000 children have been orphaned, many suffering life-changing injuries.

Reports also highlight that approximately 20,000 children have died, and about one million children have been rendered homeless due to the ongoing violence. The United Nations Secretary-General has called for immediate investigations into civilian casualties. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with medical professionals describing conditions as the worst they have witnessed.

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Yeni Şafak

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A third of those killed in Gaza are children and children. 20,000 children were killed in Israeli attacks.

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“There are 42,000 orphans here in Gaza at the moment, and they've been orphaned by this war in horrific ways, most of them with disfiguring, life-changing injuries.” A British surgeon in Gaza said the conditions in the besieged enclave are “by far the worst we've seen”.