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At least 322 children have been killed and 609 injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 10 days following the breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. “The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children and hope for a path to recovery,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. …

Unicef says Israel’s blockade is threatening lifesaving healthcare services for children, including newborns, in the Gaza Strip. Rosalia Bollen, a spokesperson for Unicef, said the block on humanitarian aid, including vaccines and ventilators for pre-term babies, “will have devastating real-life consequences” for children and their parents. “If we’re unable to bring that in, routine vaccination will come to a standstill,” …