At least 1,688 Palestinian children killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza

GAZA, Oct. 21 (YPA) – About “1,688 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Al-Aqsa Flood Operation began on October 7th, in addition to 27 children in the West Bank.”

Defence for Children International, which was founded in Geneva, said in a statement on Saturday that 120 Palestinian children are killed every day as a result of the ongoing “Israeli” bombing of the Strip.

“The numbers of martyrs, including children, in the Gaza Strip are infinite, as there are about 1,400 people missing under the rubble of buildings,” the organization’s statement added.

The statement explained the children who have survived so far from the intense “Israeli” bombing throughout Gaza are suffering from a major humanitarian crisis, which leads to the exacerbation of the nervous and psychological traumas that have existed for 16 years of the siege and Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip.

It warned that exterminating entire families in the blink of an eye will lead to destroying the foundations of these families, explaining that children who used to find safety and comfort in the arms of their families have now become orphans.

Defense for Children International – Palestine Branch was established in 1991, and the Palestinian branch is considered part of the International Coalition for Defense for Children International, which is a human rights organization founded in Geneva in 1979 with the aim of defending children and protecting their rights based on the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.

For the fifteenth day, the Israeli occupation army continues to target the Gaza Strip with intense air strikes that destroyed entire neighborhoods and killed 4,385 Palestinians, including 1,756 children and 976 women, in addition to 13,561 wounded.

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