Highlights: More than 12,000 were killed according to the United Nations, and nearly 600,000 young Gazans had to flee their homes. In the first four months, Israel's offensive killed more children than all the conflicts in the last four years around the world. “ Every night, when I sleep, I dream of waking up and discovering that the war is over, because what we are experiencing is a nightmare. I would like it to happen quickly,” says a young Gazan.

“I just wish I could have filmed this number of mothers who greeted me in tears because they no longer have any way to protect their children from famine or bombs. » These are the words of…

Palestinian territories: children, first victims of the war in Gaza

“I just wish I could have filmed this number of mothers who greeted me in tears because they no longer have any way to protect their children from famine or bombs. » These are the words of James Elder, the director of Unicef in the Gaza Strip this week. Because the first victims of this war, he specifies, are the children. More than 12,000 were killed according to the United Nations, and nearly 600,000 young Gazans had to flee their homes.

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Palestinian children displaced in a camp next to a street in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, March 14, 2024. AFP - MOHAMMED ABED

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From our correspondent in Ramallah,

Alice Froussard

, with assistance in Gaza from

Mohammed Ebeid

All day long, they wander the alleys of the Nuseirat displaced persons camp in

Gaza

. Boys and girls, playing with what they find, pass the time as best they can.

Salma, a young Gazan, is 10 years old. Like many, her eyes are permanently glued to the sky. “

We still hear the noise of the planes which continue to bomb

,” she testifies. But for some time now, other planes have been heard in the air, those which organize humanitarian aid drops. “

We are very happy when we hear these planes in the sky, because we know that they are for people who are hungry and suffering a lot

,” she says.

“

I only see sadness in their eyes”

Within hours, this Palestinian woman had to flee her home in Gaza City. She lost everything and now lives in a tent with her two sisters and her parents. “

Every night, when I sleep, I dream of waking up and discovering that the war is over, because what we are experiencing is a nightmare. I would like it to happen quickly

,” she urges.

At his side, his father recounts the physical and psychological exhaustion. Yasser makes it clear, he no longer knows what to do for his children. “

I always saw hope in their eyes, but since we were displaced, I only see sadness in their eyes. They understood very well that from now on we are heading towards a completely unknown future

,” he says. According to the United Nations, in the first four months,

Israel

's offensive

killed more children than all the conflicts in the last four years around the world.

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