Switzerland-Children Casualties/Gaza
Switzerland-Children Casualties/Gaza
Dateline : June 19, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Switzerland;Gaza Strip
Duration : 1'05
Geneva, Switzerland - June 19, 2026(UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Elder, spokesperson, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
"Since the ceasefire was announced in October last year, 265 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza. That is an absurd, devastating figure. During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months."
FILE: Gaza Strip - May 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of destroyed buildings, rubble
FILE: Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - May 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Palestinian children
5. Various of Palestinians collecting water from water truck
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of children getting water; collecting plastic
7. Various of tents, displaced people
At least 265 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the first phase of a ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said on Friday.
Briefing reporters in Geneva via video from Amman, the UNICEF aid veteran called the death toll "absurd and devastating".
"Since the ceasefire was announced in October last year, 265 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza. That is an absurd, devastating figure. During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months," said Elder.
Elder also said that the children were not killed in a warzone but rather in their homes, schools while playing football or fishing. He also said that the Israeli forces are responsible for more than 90 percent of those deaths.
The disclosure comes amid growing international alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
On Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Fletcher demanded the immediate protection of aid workers and civilians, the safe, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza, the immediate and full restoration of operations at all Gaza border crossings, and the freedom of movement in Gaza.
ID : 8485513
Published : 2026-06-20 17:22
Last Modified : 2026-06-20 20:21:18
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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