UNICEF: Around 420 children killed or wounded daily in Gaza

(Patria) - On average, around 420 children are killed or wounded every day in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said, as reported by TASS.

„An average of 420 Palestinian children have been killed or wounded every day in the Gaza Strip since October 7th,“ they stated, adding that the „figures are horrifying.“

„More than 3,450 children are reportedly killed; it is staggering that the number increases significantly every day,“ said a UNICEF spokesperson. „Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children.“

Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said on Tuesday that women and children make up about 70 percent of those killed in the Gaza Strip since the escalation and that this cannot be considered „collateral damage.“