By Quds News Network
Gaza (QNN)- UNICEF warned on Friday that almost two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the ceasefire began. The agency says Israel’s attacks continue even though the agreement was meant to stop the killing.
Speaking in Geneva, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said: “Since 11 October, while the ceasefire has been in effect, at least 67 children have been killed in conflict-related incidents in the Gaza Strip. Dozens more have been injured.” He said this means nearly two children lose their lives every day under a ceasefire that was supposed to protect them.
Pires stressed that every number represents a child whose life ended violently. “These are not statistics,” he said. Each child had a story, a family, and a future stolen.
UNICEF teams continue to witness unbearable scenes on the ground. Children sleep outdoors with amputated limbs. Others live as orphans in flooded, makeshift shelters. Many shake with fear and survive without dignity. Pires said: “I saw this myself in August. There is no safe place for them. The world cannot normalize their suffering.”
UNICEF expanded its operations, but the agency says the response still falls short. Pires said the UN could “do a lot more if the aid that is really needed was entering faster.”
With winter approaching, the risks for hundreds of thousands of displaced children continue to rise. Pires warned that “the stakes are incredibly high” because winter acts as a threat multiplier. Children have no heating, no insulation, and too few blankets. Respiratory infections rise. Contaminated water spreads diarrhea.
He described children “clambering over broken rubble barefoot,” a daily reminder of danger and deprivation.
“Too many children have already paid the highest price,” Pires said. “Too many are still paying it, even under a ceasefire. The world promised them it would stop and that we would protect them.” He ended with a call to action: “Now we must act like it.”
22 November 2025
Source: countercurrents.org