More Than 340 Children Reported Killed in Gaza Since Ceasefire, UNICEF Says
Children reported killed in Gaza since the ceasefire was announced on 10 October 2025 now number more than 340, with hundreds more injured, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday, 16 October 2026. Speaking at a briefing in Geneva, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said the numbers do not amount to a ceasefire “as most would imagine one,” according to UNICEF’s summary of the briefing. The agency also released a new report on the toll of the war on children and warned that roughly 800,000 displaced children now face another winter in tents and damaged buildings.
Children reported killed in Gaza: what the figure means
UNICEF describes the 340 deaths as reported, not independently verified, and says “more than” because the count is still changing. In the past two weeks alone, UNI...