More than 400 children were killed in the Israeli assault, with the Gaza Health Ministry reporting a figure as high as 430. According to UNICEF, some 373,000 children suffered traumatic experiences and need immediate psycho-social support. A UNICEF spokesperson said the assault has had a “catastrophic and tragic impact” on Gaza’s children.
Christopher Tidey, UNICEF spokesperson: “If you extrapolate that to a population, say, the size of the U.S., then that would roughly equate to about 200,000 children in the U.S. The damage to schools in Gaza has really been unprecedented. I think it’s over 140 schools so far in Gaza have been damaged or completely destroyed in less than a month.”