{
  "id": 292752,
  "title": "300 Palestinian children killed in 300 days of Gaza ceasefire, Unicef says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/300-palestinian-children-killed-in-300-days-of-gaza-ceasefire-unicef",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T03:32:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/300-palestinian-children-killed-300-days-gaza-ceasefire-unicef-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Gaza, 300 children have perished in the 300 days following the ceasefire declaration in October 2025, according to Unicef. This equates to roughly one child dying each day, a situation that UNICEF's Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, decries. \"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children,\" he stated. Beigbeder further expressed concern over the hundreds of additional children who have sustained injuries, many of them severe. \"Children in Gaza are still awaiting the cessation of the violence they were assured of,\" he lamented. The region continues to grapple with pressing issues such as severe malnutrition, disease outbreaks, contaminated water sources, and damaged sanitation systems, as highlighted by the statement. Beigbeder emphasized, \"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children. Children have been misled by promises in the past. This time, commitments must be followed by tangible action.\"",
  "summary": "300 Palestinian children killed in 300 days of Gaza ceasefire, Unicef says At least 300 children — an average of one child every day — have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025, according to Unicef. \"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children,\" Unicef Regional Director for the Middle East and North…",
  "key_points": [
    "300 Palestinian children killed in 300 days post-ceasefire.",
    "UNICEF: one child dies daily, failing children.",
    "Urgent issues: malnutrition, disease, contaminated water."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The persistence of child casualties in Gaza indicates that the ceasefire has not brought the promised safety and stability to the region's most vulnerable population.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/292752.png",
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}