UNICEF reports 300 Gaza children killed in 300 days

At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza over the past 300 days, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported on Thursday, August 6, 2026. The agency stated the death toll, which averages one child per day, covers the period since a ceasefire was announced on October 10, 2025. Hundreds more children have been injured, many severely, during the same timeframe.

UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, said the ongoing violence represents a failure of the truce for children. "A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children," Beigbeder stated. He added that children in Gaza are still waiting for the end to the violence they were promised.

The agency's report comes amid a complex diplomatic landscape. Recent announcements have outlined a roadmap for a next phase of ceasefire, including steps toward ending hostilities and scaling up humanitarian relief. Beigbeder described this as offering "new hope and a chance to finally stop children being killed," but emphasized that past promises to children have not been kept. "This time, agreements must translate into action," he said.