UNICEF: 74 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza during the first seven days of 2025

GAZA, Jan. 09 (YPA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that at least 74 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza during the first seven days of 2025.

“Since December 26, eight infants and newborns have reportedly died from hypothermia – a major threat to young children who are unable to regulate their body temperature,” Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a statement.

She explained that more than 1 million children are living in makeshift tents, with many families displaced for months.

She explained that over one million children in Gaza are living in temporary tents, which cannot withstand the low temperatures.

“UNICEF has long warned that inadequate shelter, lack of access to nutrition and healthcare, the dire sanitary situation, and now the winter weather put the lives of all children in Gaza at risk,” said Russell.

She emphasized that newborns and children with health conditions are particularly at risk.

It’s worth mentioning that Israel’s ongoing military assault on Gaza has resulted in the deaths of 45,936 people, mostly women and children, and left around 109,274 others injured, along with extensive damage to infrastructure, commercial, and residential buildings, widespread famine, and a blockade on aid flow into the region.

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