Overview
- UNICEF reports at least 60 boys and 40 girls killed since early October during the three‑month truce, noting the real toll is likely higher.
- Gaza’s health ministry records 165 child deaths out of 442 total fatalities during the same period.
- UNICEF attributes the child deaths to airstrikes, drone and quadcopter strikes, tank shelling, and live fire.
- UN data indicate nearly 80% of buildings in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, with winter conditions causing additional child deaths, including seven this year.
- Israel suspended 37 international aid agencies on Jan 1, constraining operations as UNICEF says deliveries have increased yet still fall short of needs.