Overview

• UNICEF reports that over 18,000 children have died in Gaza since October 2023, averaging 28 deaths per day from bombardment, starvation and lack of medical care.
• Israel’s blockade, enforced since March 2, has limited aid deliveries to 86 trucks daily, fulfilling just 14 percent of Gaza’s minimum humanitarian requirements.
• Systematic destruction of schools, water facilities and food supply routes has exacerbated civilian suffering and risked violating international law.
• Doctors note rising cases of trauma-induced conditions, including depigmentation in children exposed to bombings, underscoring the mental health toll.
• More than 150 humanitarian organizations and UN agencies are demanding an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted aid access to prevent further catastrophe.