At least 300 children in Gaza have been reportedly killed in the 300 days since a ceasefire agreement came into effect on 10 October 2025, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Citing Gazan health authorities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a total of 1,209 people killed and 3,943 injured since the ceasefire announcement. UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, stated, “A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children.” He added that hundreds more children have been injured, many severely, and are still awaiting an end to the violence.

Amid a recent spike in Israeli airstrikes targeting alleged Hamas positions and reports of a new United States-led peace plan, UNICEF highlighted that families are now confined to roughly one third of the Gaza Strip, sheltering among destroyed buildings, rubble, and uncleared waste.

The agency also noted that ongoing military operations near the so-called ‘Yellow Line’—a separation barrier erected by Israeli soldiers—along with strikes in other parts of Gaza, continue to disrupt civilian life, damage shelters, cause renewed displacement, and restrict access to life-saving services.

Following attacks on a medical storage facility adjacent to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that essential medical supplies, including some delivered by the agency, were destroyed.

Humanitarian efforts recently included improving 3,000 makeshift shelters in Gaza City and distributing emergency shelter and essential items to 9,000 households, such as kitchen sets, tarpaulins, blankets, mattresses, solar lights, and clothes. Additionally, over 250,000 pre-school and school-aged children are participating in summer learning activities aimed at providing routine and helping recover lost education amid the hostilities.

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