"As of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel's war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day. In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Together they account for nearly one-third of all the war dead whose bodies have been collected and identified before burial."
"Israel's blockade has created deadly shortages of food, medicine, clean water and fuel. Starvation has killed at least 150 children. The lack of clean water, basic drugs such as antibiotics and medical care for diseases including cancer have caused many more deaths, which health officials say they cannot attempt to count while fighting continues."
Official records name 18,457 Palestinian children killed in Gaza, an average equating to a child killed every hour over almost two years, though deaths cluster in strikes that kill multiple children together. The named list is recognised internationally for its credibility but omits thousands still trapped under rubble and many indirect deaths. Israel's blockade has produced lethal shortages of food, medicine, clean water and fuel, with at least 150 children dying of starvation and many more succumbing to lack of basic drugs and medical care. Over 40,000 children have been injured, including a large number of amputees.
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