JAKARTA - The war in Gaza has had a very heartbreaking impact on children. According to UN agency data, more than 13,000 children have died, an estimated 25,000 are injured, and at least 25,000 others are hospitalized due to malnutrition.

As stated by the Deputy British Ambassador to the United Nations, James Kariuki, recently in a Security Council hearing, "Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world for a child."

"The Gazan children did not choose this war, but they have paid the highest price," he added, as quoted by The Independent, Sunday, January 26.

The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination reported on Thursday that of the 40,717 bodies of Palestinians identified so far in Gaza, a third of them - 13,319 - were children.

UNICEF, the UN children's agency, stated that an estimated 25,000 children were injured based on their analysis based on information gathered with the Gaza Ministry of Health.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said nearly 19,000 children had been hospitalized due to acute malnutrition four months before December.

The data also comes from UNICEF, which states that the data was collected by UN staff in Gaza who focus on nutrition, in collaboration with all relevant UN agencies.

The United Nations states that thousands of children have also been orphaned or separated from their parents during the 15-month war.

Meanwhile, the executive director of the UN global fund "Education Cannot Wait", Yasmine herbal, said at a press conference that 650,000 school-age children could not take lessons and the entire education system had to be rebuilt due to widespread damage to Gaza.


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