UNICEF says 265 children killed in Gaza since October ‘ceasefire’
6/19/2026 5:45:24 PM
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that 265 children have been killed in Gaza since a “ceasefire” was announced in October, and more than 400 have been injured.
“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said, adding that this was an “absurd and devastating” amount.
He pointed out that “they were shot, they were bombed, they were struck by quadcopters” and that in “the vast, vast majority – 90 percent plus” of cases, they were killed by Israeli forces.
“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said, adding that this was an “absurd and devastating” amount.
He pointed out that “they were shot, they were bombed, they were struck by quadcopters” and that in “the vast, vast majority – 90 percent plus” of cases, they were killed by Israeli forces.