Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’

At least 300 children in Gaza have been reportedly killed in as many days since a ceasefire agreement came into effect last October to suspend military operations between Hamas fighters and the Israel Defense Forces, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.Why it mattersChildren are still being killed despite ceasefire More babies born premature to hungry mothers Aid agencies say much greater aid access needed A generation of children lack education and other basic servicesAmid reports of a new United States-led peace plan for the war-torn enclave and a recent spike in Israeli airstrikes on alleged Hamas targets in Gaza, UNICEF stressed that families are now confined to approximately one third of the Strip, sheltering among destroyed buildings, rubble and uncleared waste. “A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children,” said UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder. “With hundreds more children injured, many severely, children in Gaza are still waiting for the end to the violence they were promised.”Responding to the reports about the mooted Gaza peace plan, the senior UN official welcome...