Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN says
‘No ceasefire can be considered meaningful while children continue to be killed’ says UNICEF.
![Maternal uncle of Bissan, who was evacuated as a premature baby during the two-year Israeli offensive for treatment in Egypt, plays with her after she returned to Gaza as her Palestinian mother Sundus al-Kurd reaches her arms out, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2026. [File: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reuters_69e9bf3d-1776926525.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Internally displaced Palestinians, including children, hold pots as they gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip on August 4, 2025 [File: Mohammed Saber/EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/13242027-1754389709.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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UNICEF worker describes attack on Gaza aid convoy
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