More than 2,000 Palestinian children are confirmed killed during the Israeli
bombardment of the Gaza Strip since October 7.
At least 182 Palestinian children were killed in the last 24 hours of Israeli
bombardment, which many Palestinians in Gaza described as the heaviest day of
bombing since Israel launched a large-scale military operation dubbed Operation
Iron Swords on October 7.
Israeli forces have killed 2,055 Palestinian children in Gaza, according to the
Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, in just over two weeks since the Israeli
military unleashed a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7
after Palestinian armed groups fired rockets toward Israel and breached the
Israeli perimeter fence surrounding Gaza, launching attacks inside Israel.
The fatality and injury numbers provided by the Ministry of Health in Gaza only
account for people admitted to hospitals, and an estimated 830 Palestinian
children are reported missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings,
indicating the actual death toll is much higher. An additional 4,992 Palestinian
children in Gaza are injured.
Doctors in Gaza report many cases of chickenpox, scabies, and diarrhea,
especially among children, as Palestinians lack access to clean water, basic
hygiene, and sanitation amid Israeli authorities' complete closure of the Gaza
Strip, according to Al Jazeera.
The Ministry of Health has also reported at least 8,000 new cases of coronavirus
among displaced Palestinians, most of whom are living in extremely crowded
circumstances.
Palestinian doctors also warn that as hospitals' fuel reserves run critically
low, at least 130 premature babies are in danger if their incubators shut
down. In addition, around 1,100 kidney failure patients, including 38 children,
rely on dialysis machines to stay alive.
-- Cont'd at https://www.dci-palestine.org/2055_palestinian_children_killed_in_gaza_more_than_800_missing
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