Israeli forces have killed over 17,500 children in Gaza since October 2023, according to Gaza health officials, with the true death toll likely far higher.
Thousands of Palestinian children have sustained critical injuries or have been left with permanent disabilities as a result of Israeli massacres, according to Defense for Children International-Palestine.
Gaza's health system was almost completely inaccessible for children needing emergency or long term care, exacerbated by decades of Israeli occupation.
This year, the risk of polio spreading among children in Gaza emerged due to Israel's disease campaign, with vaccination efforts severely hindered.
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