Day: September 7, 2025

Tragic Toll of Conflict in Gaza: Over 20,000 Palestinian Children Dead

Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of Palestinian children at an alarming rate of one per hour over the past 23 months, according to a report by Save the Children. The total death toll among children has now surpassed 20,000, a statistic described by the organization as one of the most horrifying indications of the ongoing humanitarian crisis, reports 24brussels.

The Gaza Government Media Office indicates that this figure constitutes approximately 2% of the region’s child population. Among the casualties are over 1,000 infants under the age of one, nearly half of whom were born and subsequently killed during the conflict.

As per Gaza’s Ministry of Health, more than 42,000 children have suffered injuries, while the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reports that 21,000 children have acquired permanent disabilities. Thousands more remain unaccounted for, with many believed to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings.

The humanitarian impact is staggering, with nearly all of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure severely damaged or destroyed. Reports suggest that 97% of schools and 94% of hospitals have been impacted by the ongoing violence. Children are particularly at risk of severe injury from blasts, being seven times more likely than adults to die from such circumstances due to their smaller body size and the lack of specialized medical care.

Save the Children’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support team has documented the overwhelming grief experienced by bereaved parents. Families not only mourn the loss of their children to airstrikes but also contend with malnutrition, forced displacement, and constant bombardment.

“Parents whose children were killed speak of a pain no one should have to endure—of being unable to hold their child one last time, of being denied a final farewell,” the organization remarked.

The ongoing situation has drawn international attention, with calls for an immediate ceasefire gaining momentum. UNRWA has highlighted the dire conditions in Gaza, pointing to a manmade famine that could be alleviated through political will and humanitarian access.

“Total impunity and lack of empathy have made life for Gazans an inferno. The latest plague is a manmade #famine. It can be reversed: all it takes to change course is political will, open the gates and let us work. In Cairo today, I called again for an immediate #ceasefire to…”

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) September 6, 2025

The statistics and testimonies underscoring the ramifications of the conflict reflect a broader crisis that demands urgent global attention and intervention. The plight of Gaza’s children continues to serve as a grim reminder of the toll of war on the most vulnerable.

Kyiv – Ukraine reported that Russia’s largest overnight air strike during the ongoing war set the main government building in Kyiv ablaze, causing three fatalities, according to Ukrainian officials on Sunday, reports 24brussels.

The Kyiv government building, known as the cabinet of ministers building, houses the offices of key Ukrainian ministers.

“For the first time, the Government building was damaged by an enemy strike — its roof and upper floors,”

stated Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko via the Telegram messaging app.

Ukraine’s Air Force reported on the same platform that Russia launched 805 drones and 13 missiles into Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian defense units managed to shoot down 751 drones and four missiles. The air force indicated that nine missiles and 56 drones struck 37 locations, leading to wreckage falling across eight sites.

What damage did the Russian strike cause in Kyiv?

Timur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s military administration, disclosed that the deceased included an infant, whose body was retrieved from the rubble in the Darnytskyi district, where a four-storey apartment building sustained damage.

Additionally, Tkachenko reported that a young woman died during the attack on the area east of the Dnipro River. State emergency officials noted that 18 individuals sustained injuries during the overnight assault, which resulted in fires throughout the city. Earlier, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned that an elderly woman perished in a bomb shelter in Darnytskyi, while a pregnant woman was among the injured.

State emergency officials announced that a fire erupted in two floors of a four-story residential building afflicted by a drone strike, which rendered part of the structure compromised. In the western Sviatoshynskyi district, several floors of a nine-storey residential building were partially destroyed, according to reports from Klitschko and emergency officials.

When was Kyiv last targeted with a strike this large?

Prior to this incident, Kyiv was last targeted by a significant combined missile and drone assault approximately two weeks ago, from August 27-28, 2025. That strike, involving around 600 drones and nearly 30 missiles, destroyed residential buildings and inflicted severe damage on cultural institutions and foreign missions. At least 18 individuals died, including children, with many more injured during what was the most severe attack in a month on Kyiv.