Name: UNICEF: more than 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire
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Description: At least 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in early October, says UNICEF spokesperson James Elder. The number represented only cases for which sufficient information is available, and it could be much higher, he said.

At least 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in early October, says UNICEF spokesperson James Elder. The number represented only cases for which sufficient information is available, and it could be much higher, he said.

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UNICEF has confirmed that over 100 children have died in Gaza since a ceasefire agreement was reached in October, with the organization citing ongoing fighting and airstrikes as primary causes. The report highlights that children are being killed at a rate of about one per day, and that both continued violence and severe winter weather have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.

The situation is further complicated by restrictions on aid and the operations of NGOs and UN agencies, with Israel limiting the entry of essential supplies such as tents and medical items. Many displaced Gazans are living in makeshift shelters or amid rubble, facing exposure to cold, flooding, and inadequate resources, with at least 10 additional deaths attributed to the harsh winter conditions.

UNICEF: more than 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire

UNICEF has some reporting this morning that more than 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire agreement reached in October. And those findings come as conditions in Gaza are worsening. Harsh winter weather is threatening to reverse recent improvements to aid access. Heavy rain has swept through the tent cities, flooding hundreds of tents, causing homes to collapse. It's left large numbers of displaced people exposed to the cold conditions there in Gaza. Our senior correspondent, Sasha Petricic, is in Jerusalem tracking the details. Sasha, what else is in that UN report about what's happened since the so-called ceasefire in October? Yes, that's right, Susan. Just because a ceasefire was declared doesn't mean that the fighting has actually ceased. Over the past three months, there has been continued fighting, not at the same levels as before, but continued airstrikes by Israel. There's been fighting on both sides, and the conditions, as you point out, have been getting worse. The USF is saying that in one slice of that, that some of the people who have been suffering the most have been children. This new report says that at least 100 children have died. That's on average one child per day. Since the ceasefire started, they say it's 60 boys and 40 girls. They have some of the names that are in there. They are saying that this is happening partly because of continued fighting, airstrikes against tent cities, for instance, where Israel says Hamas fighters are hiding, perhaps airstrikes against Hamas leaders, perhaps fighting that goes on, shooting on the ground. All of that has been going on. Both sides blame each other, but Israel obviously has the higher firepower in all of this, and much of it goes against the ceasefire agreement. In any case, this is what UNICEF is saying that has done to the youngest population. Children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire of early October. That's roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire. Airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones, they're killed from tank shelling, they're killed from live ammunition, they're killed from quadcopters. Now UNICEF is saying that there have also been some pretty basic barriers, more basic. There's been restrictions on aid going in, even though those were supposed to be lifted on some medicine and some medical supplies. But even more basic things like tents, for instance, have been kept out. Israel saying that those could be used in some way to help Hamas in terms of its military operations. And also Israel has been keeping NGOs and UN agencies from operating freely there. So all of that has really caused a problem. Just this week, Susan, Israel cut off relations with seven more UN agencies, including the UN Special Representative for Children in Conflict Zones. And Sasha, of course, international media is still not getting access into Gaza. But from what you're seeing there from Jerusalem, the people who are being displaced, whose tents have collapsed because of extreme weather and other threats, where are they going? Well, there is nowhere to go. Most people in Gaza are displaced. In other words, they don't have a permanent home. They are living amid the rubble. They're living in those tents that you're seeing blowing away in the wind. It's been very, very cold. I can imagine exactly what it's like from even in Jerusalem. It's been cold and windy and rainy and snowy and hail sometimes. So very, very bad conditions. At least 10 people have died in this cold snap right now. Some of them from collapsing buildings, some of them from just simply hypothermia. So all of that has really caused the suffering to increase there. And the fact that those basic bits of aid, like tents, are not being allowed in, in the numbers that the UN and others say are necessary, has made the situation even worse, even as these huge winds, cold winds, come blowing in off of the Mediterranean. All right. Thanks for the update. Sasha Petricic for us in Jerusalem today.

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