Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says [View all]
Source: Minnesota Star Tribune
UNITED NATIONS — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies.
As Britain's deputy U.N. ambassador, James Kariuki, recently told the Security Council, ''Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child.''
''The children of Gaza did not choose this war,'' he said, ''yet they have paid the ultimate price.''
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported Thursday that of the 40,717 Palestinian bodies identified so far in Gaza, one-third – 13,319 – were children. The office said Friday the figures came from Gaza's Ministry of Health
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Researchers recently published a paper in Lancet suggesting that fatalities may be significantly higher than the Gaza Health Ministry and UN have reported--in the range of 55,000-75,000.
https://democraticunderground.com/100219920937
Also see CBS News, The Children of Gaza. https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/G5gIg_iwm8ZuPSjg9uqYjBizZ_NsgDdN/
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