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– Hundreds of thousands of children are trapped across northern Gaza after Israeli forces cut the area off from the rest of the Strip, with tens of thousands at imminent risk from military ground operations around Beit Lahiya town in North Gaza Governorate, Save the Children said.

Violence in Gaza and the West Bank is escalating, yet the world is accepting it as the ‘new normal.’ This powerful op-ed by Save the Children’s UN Representative, Mohamad Alasmar, calls for urgent international action to uphold human rights, demand accountability, and prevent further suffering.

A 12-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome in Ukraine who has been left severely emotionally distressed by a lifetime of conflict is at risk of becoming homeless due to foreign aid cuts, Save the Children said, as the child rights organisation shared examples of the impacts on cash assistance work around the world.

Halting aid and resuming hostilities now is nothing short of a death sentence for Gaza's children, says Save the Children's regional director for the Middle East, North Africa & Eastern Europe.

Tens of thousands of children have missed routine immunizations, and many newborns received none at all after 16 months of bombardment by Israeli forces and restrictions on entry of medical supplies brought Gaza’s healthcare system to the brink and saw polio re-emerge for the first time in 25 years.

After 16 months of displacement, Nadeen, a Save the Children staff member, and her four children return to their shattered home in Gaza City. In this blog, she tells us about the impact of the war on the children and her experience of returning to their beloved home.

At least 224 children have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since January 2023, accounting for nearly half of the 468 children killed in the West Bank since records began in 2005, according to OCHA [1].

Gaza’s children face hunger, trauma, and destroyed homes after months of conflict and violence. Families urgently need food, medicine, and shelter. We’re providing lifesaving aid, mental health support, and safe learning spaces. Learn how you can help can save lives today.

Getting food, water, and medical supplies to children in Gaza will be priorities for Save the Children once the pause in hostilities comes into effect on Sunday

A pause in hostilities in Gaza will protect children from bombs and bullets for as long as it holds but must be the turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire and to rapidly increase humanitarian aid to children facing malnutrition and disease, said Save the Children.