UNICEF says one child killed per day in Gaza since ‘ceasefire’

At least 300 children reported killed in Gaza in the 300 days since October 2025 truce between Israel and Hamas was agreed. At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the roughly 300 days since a so-called “ceasefire” was announced on October 10, 2025 – an average of one child a day, the United Nations children’s agency says. Hundreds more have been wounded, many severely, UNICEF said in a statement on Thursday as it pressed parties to a proposed US-led peace plan to translate pledges into action. “A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children,” said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. “Children in Gaza are still waiting for the end to the violence they were promised.” Families are now confined to about a third of the enclave, sheltering among destroyed buildings, rubble and uncleared waste, the agency said. Many families are living through repeated displacement, loss of income and limited access to healthcare, education and protection.

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