More Than 20,000 Palestinian Children In Gaza Are Buried Under The Rubble Or Missing
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now killed more than 14,000 children in Gaza since Oct. 7, with about half of them yet to be fully identified, partially due to their bodies being harmed beyond recognition.
Nowhere is safe for children in Gaza.
A new report from Save the Children has found that more than 20,000 Palestinian children are estimated to be buried under the rubble or missing in Gaza.
The report found that at least 17,000 children are unaccompanied or separated from their parents or a guardians, approximately 4,000 children are likely missing under the rubble, with an unknown number in mass graves.
UN experts say that children are among those recently found in mass graves, with many showing signs of torture and execution, as well as potential instances of people buried alive.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now killed more than 14,000 children in Gaza since Oct. 7, with about half of them yet to be fully identified, partially due to their bodies being harmed beyond recognition, according to the Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza.
In fact, children make up about 40% of the people who have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to the UN.
In addition, about 250 Palestinian children from the West Bank are missing in the Israeli military detention system as of June 9.
Here is how Israel's genocide in Gaza is affecting Palestinian children.