Children
On 25 October, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani noted the death toll of children in Gaza had already exceeded the total number killed in the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.
[73] The total civilian death toll would surpass Ukraine's total of 9,614, as of 10 September 2023,
[74] including around 600 children,
[75] some days later, but in a fraction of Ukraine's war duration. In a statement,
UNICEF regional director Adele Khodr stated Gaza's child death toll was a "growing stain on our collective conscience".
[76] On October 28, the number of families who had been killed entirely had risen to 825.
[77] On 30 October, Save the Children reported more children had died in three weeks in Gaza than in the entire sum of conflicts around the world in the past four years.[78] UNRWA Commissioner-General
Philippe Lazzarini briefed the UN Security Council, sharing Save the Children's analysis.
[79]
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