The number of children martyred in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has reached more than 12,300 children (French)
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced yesterday, Tuesday, that the number of children who were martyred as a result of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip exceeded the number during 4 years of conflicts around the world.
Commissioner Philippe Lazzarini denounced on the “X” platform what he described as the “war on children,” as he pointed out that the number of children whose deaths were recorded in just 4 months in Gaza exceeds the number of children who were killed in 4 years in all conflicts around the world.
In his publication, Lazzarini relied on United Nations figures showing that 12,193 children were killed in conflicts around the world between 2019 and 2022.
These numbers were compared with reports of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, which indicate that more than 12,300 children were martyred in the Strip between October and the beginning of last February.
Lazzarini also shared a graph prepared using data from the United Nations and the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, showing a comparison between the number of children killed in Gaza during this war and the number of children killed in wars over the past four years.
The graph showed that the number of children killed in wars around the world over the past four years reached 12,193 children, while the number of children martyred in the Gaza Strip reached more than 12,300 children.
Staggering.
The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined.
This war is a war on children.
It is a war on their childhood and their future. #ceasefireNow for the… pic.twitter.com/tYwSNHecpy
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) March 12, 2024
In conclusion, Lazzarini called for an immediate ceasefire in order to protect the children of Gaza.
Despite the start of the month of Ramadan, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which as of yesterday, Tuesday, resulted in the death of 31,184 Palestinians and the injury of 72,889 others, most of whom are children and women.
The aggression also caused massive destruction of infrastructure, leaving an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” according to Palestinian and international reports.
Source: Agencies