At least 2 children killed per day in Gaza since truce, says Unicef

At least 67 children have been killed in conflict-related incidents since the ceasefire began in Gaza, the United Nations children’s agency said on Friday.

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"Dozens more have been injured. That is an average of almost two children killed every day since the ceasefire took effect," Unicef spokesperson Ricardo Pires told reporters in Geneva.

Unicef said on Thursday that a baby girl was killed in an airstrike in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, alongside her parents. On Wednesday, seven children were killed in airstrikes in Gaza City and the south, Unicef said.

Meanwhile, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Friday that its medical teams in Gaza had treated Palestinian women and children this week for injuries from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire, almost six weeks into a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Since Wednesday, medical staff in northern and southern Gaza have treated women and children with open fractures and gunshot wounds to their limbs and heads, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres, a charity also known as Doctors Without Borders.

MSF said that medical care had been provided in hospitals and clinics in Gaza City in the north and Rafah in the south.

A nine-year-old girl was treated on Wednesday at a Gaza City hospital for an injury to her face caused by gunfire from an Israeli drone, MSF said, citing a nurse in Gaza.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment when reached by Reuters for comment for this article. In the past, it has said that it does not intentionally target civilians.