The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) killed and maimed tens of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip, according to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The head of the committee, Navi Pillay, announced this information in a meeting on the committee’s report on the sidelines of the 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
Pillay said that “it is also possible that thousands of children are under the rubble” as a result of the raids carried out by the IOF on Gaza.
She pointed out that the Israeli war has seriously affected the infrastructure necessary for the well-being of children, including hospitals, schools, and basic services.
According to the latest statistics issued by the government office in the Gaza Strip; Since last October 7, the occupation has killed 15,747 children in the Gaza Strip.
According to a recent report issued by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; The IOF kills 4 children in Gaza every hour.
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, recently stated that the number of children killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7 exceeded the number of children killed in the world’s wars in the last four years.
These statistics reveal the extent of the humanitarian catastrophe that the Gaza Strip is witnessing, which requires the intervention of the international community to work on stopping the Israeli aggression on the Strip, protecting the rights of Palestinian children, and ensuring their safety at all times, in accordance with humanitarian and international laws and principles.
Since last October 7; The IOF has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which has left tens of thousands dead and wounded, terrible humanitarian conditions, and a major health and environmental catastrophe, as a result of the destruction of vital facilities and the overflow of sewage in large areas.
