Over 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire: UNICEF

More than 100 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire went into effect since October 2025, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday, reported Xinhua. James Elder told reporters at a U.N. briefing by video link from Gaza that the agency has recorded reports of at least 60 boys and 40 girls killed in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire. "Survival is still conditional. Whilst the bombings and shooting have slowed during the ceasefire, they have not stopped," he added. The figure only includes incidents with sufficient details to document, so the actual number of Palestinian children killed is expected to be higher, Elder said, adding hundreds of children have been wounded. While warning that two years of war have left life for Gaza's children unimaginably hard, Elder called for opening access for aid and significantly expanding medical evacuations. Israel has carried out near-daily attacks in Gaza since the fragile ceasefire took effect, during which Gaza's health authorities have reported over 400 Palestinian deaths.