28 Palestinian children killed in Gaza everyday: UN

August 6, 2025 by News Desk

The United Nations has said that an average of 28 children are being killed every day in Gaza, a toll that highlights the devastating impact of the ongoing war and the blockade on the delivery of humanitarian aid.

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a post on X, said, “Death by bombardments. Death by malnutrition and starvation. Death by lack of aid and vital services. In Gaza, an average of 28 children a day – the size of a classroom – have been killed. Gaza’s children need food, water, medicine and protection. More than anything, they need a ceasefire, now.”

Since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, more than 18,000 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza, averaging roughly one child every hour. The total Palestinian fatalities have crossed 60,933 and more than 150,000 injured, according to officials in Palestine.

Israel has kept the crossings into Gaza largely sealed since March 2, allowing only 86 aid trucks per day, just 14 per cent of the 600 trucks required daily to meet the population’s basic needs. This restriction has triggered a deepening famine in the besieged enclave, with food, medical supplies, and fuel in critically short supply.

UN agencies and over 150 humanitarian organisations have called for a permanent ceasefire, warning that the psychological toll on children and civilians is creating what they describe as a “lost generation.”

On Wednesday alone, at least 83 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including 58 people who were seeking aid. The Palestinian Civil Defence has issued an appeal to the United Nations and international agencies, asking for urgent fuel deliveries to operate equipment needed to rescue the injured.

In response to the aid shortage, the Israeli army said six countries have airdropped 110 additional aid packages into Gaza, bringing the total number of packages dropped since July 27 to 785.