![The child's body, that of 3-year-old Ahed Tariq Al-Bayouk, who was killed when Israeli forces opened fire in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah in southern Gaza, is being brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 07, 2025. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251207-39915781-39915775-ISRAELI_FORCES_SHOOT_AND_KILL_PALESTINIAN_CHILD_IN_GAZA.jpg)
At least 82 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza since a ceasefire took effect in October, UNICEF said on Friday, warning of what it described as a “staggering pattern” of violence, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said: “UNICEF knows that reportedly, now, 82 children have been killed in Gaza since the 10th of October, which, again, is a staggering pattern, and it needs to stop.” According to Gaza’s media office, at least 386 people have been killed and 980 others injured by Israeli army fire since the truce. The UN human rights office also reported more than 350 attacks since the ceasefire took effect, saying: “They were all in the vicinity of […]
