Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
UNICEF reports 351 children killed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire
- Location
- PS-GZA
- Actors
- Palestine
- Importance
- Standard
In a statement issued on 22 October, UNICEF regional director Edouard Beigbeder said 351 children had been killed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire, including eight children killed and 20 injured over the preceding six days. He called for protection and accountability and warned that collapsed health services obstruct survivors’ recovery.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: UNICEF: 351 children killed in Gaza since October 2025 ceasefire
WAFA reproduces UNICEF’s dated assessment. Its cumulative and six-day figures are attributed to UNICEF, not counted as a separate attack.
- UNICEF: 351 children killed in Gaza since October 2025 ceasefireWAFA · news report · supports · Published 22 Oct 2026, 19:45 UTC · Retrieved 23 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC
Classification
Humanitarian · Humanitarian assessment · Aggregate
Participants
- Palestine · Affected · Evidence: UNICEF: 351 children killed in Gaza since October 2025 ceasefire
Location methodology
PS-GZA · area-level location · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: UNICEF: 351 children killed in Gaza since October 2025 ceasefire
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 23 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC · Current revision 23 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC · Change: Initial