Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, stated that Israel has killed more Palestinian children in Gaza in just four months than all children killed in wars globally over the last four years.
Lazzarini stated that the number of Palestinian children killed by Israeli missiles, shells, and bullets in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, exceeds the umber of slain children globally and described what is happening in Gaza as a “war on the children’s childhood and their future.”
He stated that based on data from the Palestinian Health Ministry and data by the United Nations, the number of slain children in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and February 29, 2024, is four times bigger than the number of children killed in wars globally over the last four years.
A chart published by Lazzarini revealed that Israel killed +12.300 Palestinian children in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and February 29, 2024, compared to 12.193 children killed globally in 2019-2022.
He called for stopping the war on Gaza and saving the lives of children amidst the ongoing Israeli onslaught.
It is worth mentioning that Israel has now killed +31.184, and injured +72.889 Palestinians (%72 of the victims are women and children) in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
