India, Oct. 19 -- UNICEF Global Deputy Spokesperson Ricardo Pires said on Oct. 16, 2026, that children in the Gaza Strip continue to be killed and injured despite an agreed ceasefire, citing reported deaths and injuries from air strikes, drone strikes and gunfire across the Strip. Speaking at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Pires said a new UNICEF report released that day described the human cost of a war that continues to devastate children.
Reported child casualties and displacement
Pires provided the following reported figures and estimates for Gaza:
* In the last two weeks: five boys and two girls reported killed, and at least 33 children seriously injured; another two boys died of injuries sustained previously...