Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations has said, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration.
Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas attacked it on 7 October, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping at least 240 others, according to Israeli officials.
"Our gravest fears about the reported numbers of children killed becoming dozens, then hundreds, and ultimately thousands were realised in just a fortnight," UNICEF spokesman James Elder said in a statement. UNICEF is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, with all access crossings into Gaza opened for the safe, sustained and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid, including water, food, medical supplies, and fuel.
He said that without greater humanitarian access into Gaza,"then the deaths from the attacks, they could absolutely be the tip of the iceberg".
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