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At least one Palestinian child casualty every 20 minutes in Gaza: UNICEF
The UN’s child rights agency (UNICEF) says more than 50,000 Palestinian children have been reported killed or wounded in Gaza since Israel’s war began in October 2023.
“One child, every 20 minutes,” the agency wrote in a post on X.
“This is the destruction of childhood. Of life itself.”
More than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in #Gaza since October 2023.
One child, every 20 minutes.
Grave violations. Blocked aid. Starvation.
Homes, schools, hospitals — destroyed.
This is the destruction of childhood. Of life itself.
These are children. Not… pic.twitter.com/F23RYhsg8R
— UNICEF MENA - يونيسف الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا (@UNICEFmena) May 30, 2025
‘I don’t think we can ever forgive ourselves for letting this happen’
Christos Georgalas, a doctor who has volunteered at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, says Israel is carrying out “a war against children”.
“The vast majority of the victims that I treated, the trauma patients, were children. I’m talking about children [who are] 6, 8, 9, 10 years old,” he told Al Jazeera from the Greek capital, Athens.
Georgalas praised the resilience of local Palestinian doctors and health workers, who have been “selflessly and tirelessly” working to treat people in Gaza in extremely difficult conditions.
“But on the other hand, I cannot unsee … the images of maimed, traumatised, killed children,” he said. “It’s something that I don’t think we can ever forgive ourselves [for] – for letting this happen.”
At least 14 killed in Israeli attack on eastern Khan Younis
The Israeli attack hit tents where displaced Palestinians took refuge in the city in southern Gaza.
The death toll since dawn today has now risen to more than 30 people.
